Vocabulary
Sensory Processing
How the brain receives and gives commands based on the 5 senses
The five senses are ________, ________, ________, _________, and _________.
Taste (Gustatory)
Touch (Tactile)
Hearing (Auditory)
Vision (Visual)
Smell (Olfactory)
The brain stores ________ about the senses so it knows how to respond to stimuli.
Memories
Looking both ways to cross the street
Visual (Eyes)
What animal uses their olfactory senses to locate underground water up to 12 miles away?
Elephant
Auditory
Sense of Hearing
Organisms use their senses to _______________.
Protect themselves, find food, navigate, etc.
Three types of sensory receptors in the brain are __________, __________, and __________.
Mechanical, Chemical, and Electromagnetic
Hearing sirens from an emergency vehicle
What animal uses echolocation?
Bats
Gustatory
Sense of Taste
Sensory receptors _____________________.
Receive information from the environment for the brain to decode
EX: You touch something hot, the senses in your skin send a message to your brain, your brain tells your arm to pull back, your arm pulls back
Gustatory (Taste)
What animal uses their Gustatory senses to taste a wide range of flavors including sweet, sour, bitter, and salty?
Catfish
Olfactory
Sense of Smell
Brain
The brain is part of the _________ system.
Nervous
Smelling smoke in the air
Olfactory (Smell)
What animal has a hyperactive tactile sense due to tiny hairs all over their body?
Spiders
Tactile
Sense of Touch
The ___________ ______________ is an organ system that allows us to sense and respond to our environment.
Nervous System
Without the brain, would our bodies know how to respond to stimuli?
No
Feeling the sun on your skin
Tactile (Touch)
Which animal has an incredible visual sense allowing them to see clearly in low-light conditions?
Owls