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The Senses
Question | Answer |
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Sense organs that detects sound | Ears |
Sense organs that detects light | Eyes |
Skin detects this stimulus | Touch |
Sense organ that detects smell | Nose |
Tongue detects this stimulus | Taste |
Anything in our surroundings that cause us to take a response | Stimulus |
The action we take is called the | Response |
Type of nerve that carries impulse from the sense organs to the brain | Sensory nerve |
Type of nerve that carries an impulse from the brain to the muscles | Motor nerves |
Another name for a nerve cell | Neuron |
Messages in the nervous system are carried in the form an | electrical impulse |
Focuses light on the retina | Lens |
Controls the amount of light entering the eye | Iris |
Coloured part of the eye | Iris |
Lets light enter the eye | Pupil |
Transparent membrane at the front of the eye that lets light enter the eye | Cornea |
Part of the eye the changes the shape of the lens | Ciliary muscle |
Carries message from the eye to the brain | Optic nerve |