SPECIAL SENSES

SPECIAL SENSES

• How the body reacts to the environment by the five senses
• Sight
• Hearing
• Taste/ smell
• Balance

EYES

• Organ of vision
• Convert light in electrochemical impulses in neurons
• Helps see
• Complex optical system
• Transmits signals to the brain

EAR

• Organ for hearing
• Cochlea vibrates to sound
• Sends signals to the brain
• The labyrinth sends signals to balance the body
• If cochlea follicles die you will be unable to hear

Nose

• Structure for breathing
• Part of the body for smell
• Important for health
• Filters the air you breath
• Warms your air going into your lungs

GENERAL SENSE RECEPTORS

• Hot and cold
• Touch
• Pressure
• Pain
• Perception

RESOURCES

• En.wikipedia.org/wiki/eye
• Www.webmd.com/brain/pictureoftheear