The Senses
This is the process by which the brain interprets sensory information.
perception
This largest part of the brain controls voluntary movement, reasoning, and perception.
Cerebrum
This part of the ear collects sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.
Outer Ear; Auricle; acoustic meatus
Chemoreceptors rely on this substance to dissolve chemicals, allowing taste and smell to be detected more effectively.
Water
This type of muscle is found in the heart and is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
Cardiac
This type of nerve ending detects pain, temperature, and pressure without any specialized structures.
free neuron
This structure, located at the back of the brain, helps coordinate balance and fine motor movements.
cerebellum
Also called the tympanic membrane, this structure vibrates in response to sound waves.
Eardrum
These are the five primary tastes detected by taste buds on the tongue.
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter and Umami
This type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle lengthens while producing force.
Eccentric
Touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception are all examples of this broad category of senses.
general sense
This part of the brain includes the thalamus and hypothalamus and plays a role in sensory processing and regulating homeostasis.
diencephalon
This spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear converts sound vibrations into nerve signals.
Cochlea
These specialized sensory neurons in the nose detect airborne molecules and send signals to the brain for smell perception.
olfactory receptors
This is the longest and strongest bone in the human body, located in the thigh.
Femur
This is the process of detecting stimuli from the environment or the body before the brain interprets it.
Sensation
This structure connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate.
Brainstem
This structure inside the cochlea vibrates at different frequencies, helping detect pitch.
Basilar membrane
This sense can be associated with emotions because it moves through the same area of the brain which processes emotions
Smell
This type of tissue supports, connects, and protects organs and other tissues throughout the body, and includes bone, blood, and adipose tissue.
Connective
Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and balance are part of this category of senses, which rely on complex sensory organs.
specialized sense
This specific part of the cerebrum processes auditory information, regulates emotions, and plays a key role in memory and language comprehension.
Temporal Lobe
These three tiny bones in the middle ear, also known as the auditory ossicles, help transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear
hammer, anvil, and stirrup
These small sensory organs on the tongue and other parts of the mouth are responsible for detecting taste.
Taste buds
This part of a neuron receives electrical signals from other neurons and transmits them toward the cell body.
Dendrite