Vocabulary
What are our 5 senses?
Sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell
People use this sense to tell them food is near even when they can not see it.
Smell
Organ that takes in sound and sends the information to the brain
ear
When you pull your hand back from a hot stove, you are using your sense of _____.
touch
Which is the 2nd process of how the body responds to information?
A. Information is processed and response is selected.
B. Sensory receptors receive information.
C. Response is sent to the correct body system.
D. Information is sent to the brain
Information is sent to the brain.
Animals use sensory organs to gather __________________ from outside the body.
information
Information goes here when smells go into the nasal cavity and reach the nerves
brain
Organ that takes in light and images and sends the information to the brain
eyes
A dangerous animal is called a what?
predator
Which is the 3rd process of how the body responds to information?
A. Information is processed and response is selected.
B. Sensory receptors receive information.
C. Response is sent to the correct body system.
D. Information is sent to the brain
Information is processed and response is selected.
A __________________ is something in the environment that causes a living thing to respond.
Stimulus
Nerve cells inside the taste buds sends information from the __________ to the brain
tongue
Big ears help an animal ___________ better.
hear
True or False
most animals use more than one sense at a time
true
Which is the 1st process of how the body responds to information?
A. Information is sent to the brain
B. Sensory receptors receive information.
C. Response is sent to the correct body system.
D. Information is processed and response is selected.
Sensory receptors receive information.
A __________________ is a quick reaction that happens automatically without thinking.
reflex
Part of the tongue that tells if something is sweet, salty, bitter, sour, or savory
taste buds
These 2 organs help people know if something is cold.
Skin and brain
All of the senses work together to keep people and animals ______.
safe
Which is the 4th process of how the body responds to information?
A. Information is processed and response is selected.
B. Sensory receptors receive information.
C. Response is sent to the correct body system.
D. Information is processed and response is selected.
Response is sent to the correct body system.
When an animal sends out a sound and the sound echoes off an object
echolocation
Snakes smell with this part of their bodies.
tongue
What do senses do?
a. attract a potential mate
b. find and capture prey animals
c. camouflages an animal from predators
d. gather information about the environment
d. gather information about the environment
Which sense do humans NOT possess?
a. infrared detection
List the 4 part process the body uses to respond to information.
Sensory receptors receive information.
Information is sent to the brain.
Information is processed and response is selected.
Response is sent to the correct body system.