Biology CH16 Senses
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| auditory nerve | a nerve that carries messages of sound to the brain
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| cochlea | a liquid-filled, coiled chamber in the ear that contains nerve cells
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| cone | nerve cells that can detect color
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| cornea | the clear outer covering at the front of the eye
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| dermis | a thick layer of cells that form in the inner part of the skin
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| eardrum | the membrane that vibrates at the end of the ear canal
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| epidermis | the outer layer of cells of a plant
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| farsighted | being able to see clearly far away but not close up
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| iris | a muscle that controls the amount of light entering the eye
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| lens | a clear part of the eye that changes shape as you view things at different distances
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| lens muscle | a muscle that pulls on the lens and changes its shape
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| nearsighted | being able to see clearly close up but not far away
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| olfactory nerve | a nerve that carries messages from the nose to the brain
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| optic nerve | a nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain
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| pupil | an opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye
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| retina | a structure in the back of the eye made of light-detecting nerve cells
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| rod | nerve cells that detect motion and help us to tell if an object is light or dark
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| sclera | the tough, white outer covering of the eye
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| semicircular canals | inner ear parts that help us keep our balance
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| sense organ | parts of the nervous system that tell an animal what is going on around it
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| taste bud | nerve cells in the tongue that detect chemical molecules
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| vitreous humor | a jelly-like material inside the eye
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