Sensory organs

What are sensory organs?

• Receptors that capture internal stimuli.

• Receptors that capture things.

• Receptors that capture external stimuli.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

How do the sensory organs work?

• Cells send stimuli to the central nervous system, which interprets and responds.

• Cells send stimuli to the musculoskeletal system, which interprets and responds.

• Cells interprets and respond

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The main senses are:

• sight, hearing, smell and touch

• sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch

• sight, hearing, smell, taste and skin

• eyes, hearing, tongue, nose and touch

Our sense of touch ...

• allows us to perceive sensations through our skin

• allows us to perceive sensations through our tongue

• allows us to perceive sensations through our ear

What stimuli does our skin respond to?

• food, smells and noises

• clothes, vibrations and wind

• flavors, colors and music

• pressure, temperature and pain

Our sense of taste is located in our...

• mouth

• tongue

• face

• I don't know

Taste receptors are grouped toguether and form...

• taste balls

• taste flavours

• taste buds

What are taste buds?

• huge elevations of different shapes on the surface of the tongue

• tiny elevations of different shapes on the surface of the tongue

• tiny elevations of different shapes on the mouth

Our sense of smell is located in our...

• I don't know

• nose

• face

• ears

Where are the olfactory receptors located?

• nostrils

• nasal cavity

• olfactory epithelium