Our senses make aware of the world around us, and the changes that are happening in it. The eyes detect light waves, and the ears sound waves,enabling us to see and hear. The tongue and nose detect dissolved chemicals, so we can taste,smell,and enjoy flavours .The skin allows us too feel the texture and warmth of objects.
1. VISION
Sense of vision |
Vision is the most important sense, providing the brain with an immense amount of information about the body's surroundings. Light reflected from, or produced by, outside objects is automatically focused onto a layer of light receptors that lines the back of the eye . In response, these receptors send signals to areas at the back of the brain. from there, we can determine what we are looking at and where it is, thus enabling us to "see" moving, 3-D images in colour.
2. HEARING
Sense of hearing |
The ears detect waves of pressure, called sound waves, that travels through the air. Sound waves are produced by objects, such as ringing mobile phone or bell, which move or vibrate. the waves pass into the inner ear, which is enclosed in bone on the side of the skull.
Here, receptors convert pressure waves into signals. The signals travel to the brain, which identifies the pitch, volume,and direction of the sound.
3. TASTE
Sense of taste |
Small projections on the tongue,called papillae,house taste receptors called taste buds. Food molecules dissolved in saliva are detected by the taste buds. These can distinguish between five basic tastes-sour,sweet,salty,bitter and umami(savoury and meaty).As well as helping us to enjoy food , our sense of taste enables us to detect foods that may be poisonous.
4.TOUCH
The skin acts like a sense organ. It contains several different types of receptors that enables us to "feel"our surroundings. most are touch receptors that send signals to the brain when the skin comes into contact with objects. some detect light touch, some heavier pressure,and some vibrations. Other receptors in the skin pick up temperatures changes or detect pain.
5.SMELL
Sense of smell |
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