Senses Part 2

What is the name of the large fleshy part of the OUTER ear?

• Pinna

• Cochlea

• External auditory canal

• Eardrum

Which part of the ear converts vibrations into nerve impulses?

• Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

• Cochlear cilia

• The ossicles

• Auditory nerve

What part of the ear equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum?

• The ossicles

• Eustachian tube

• Pinna

• The auditory canal

What is the pigment which causes skin to have colour and to tan?

• Keratin

• Hemoglobin

• Melanin

• Bile

What do sebaceous glands do in your skin?

• They secrete sweat

• They make the hair on your skin stand up straight

• The secrete oils

• They feel pressure

What will you find in the epidermis layer of skin?

• Many fat cells to store energy

• Tactile and thermal receptors

• A dead and living layer of skin cells

• Hair follicles

What part of the neuron receives information from the previous neuron?

• Axon terminals

• Dendrites

• The nucleus

• Myelin sheath

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

• brain stem

What part of the central nervous system (CNS) controls voluntary movements?

• brain stem

• motor nerves

• cerebrum

• spinal cord

If you blink quickly because someone clapped their hands in front of you, what type of movement is it?

• involuntary movement

• voluntary movement

• reflex movement

• unwanted movement