Sight
What are the sense organs of sight?
The eyes
What are the sense organs of hearing?
The ears
What is the sense organ of touch?
The skin
What is the sense organ of smell?
The nose
What is the sense organ of taste?
The tongue
You use the sense of sight to distinguis the s_______ and c_______ of objects.
shape and colour
You use the sens of hearing to distinguish s_______.
sounds
You use the sense of touch to distinguish the c__________ of objects.
characteristics
You use your sense of smell to distingish s________.
smells
You use the sense of tast to capture the different f_________ of food.
flavours
What are the 3 parts that protect the eyes?
eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows
Name the 3 parts of the ear.
the outer ear, the midle ear, the inner ear
Using touch you can tell if an object is h____ or c_____ or r______ or s_______.
hot or cold, rough or smooth
What do you call the two holes in the nose?
nostrils
What do you call the small bumps that cover the tongue?
taste buds
What is the function of the lens?
It helps the eye focus.
What is the pinna and its function?
It is the outer ear and it captures the sound
The __________ in your skin sends information to the brain.
touch receptors
When you have a cold, your nose is blocked and your sense of smell is i__________.
impaired
What the taste that is difficult to recognize? Give examples of where it can be found.
Umami; it can be found in red meat, strong cheeses and soy sauce.
Name the parts of the eye. (5)
cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina
What is the difference of eardrum and cochlea?
The eardrum vibrates with he sound while the cochlea captures he sound vibrations.
Give two sensitive parts of the body and explain why they are sensitive.
The fingertips and lips are very sensiive parts of the body because they have more touch receptors.
Explain the process of smell
Smell travels through the air and enters the nostrils and reach he olfactory epithelium inside the nasal cavity. Smell reeptors send signals to the brain through the olfactory nerve.
What are the five basic flavors?
sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami