Understanding the Human Senses

What are the five senses recognized historically?

• Smell

• Taste

• Sight

• Hearing

• Touch

What are the two basic groups of senses?

• General senses

• Special senses

What is the process initiated by stimulating sensory receptors?

• Sensation

• Perception

What are the special senses?

• Smell

• Taste

• Sight

• Hearing

• Balance

What is the capability of the eye to focus and detect images of visible light called?

• Vision

• Hearing

• Taste

What is the sense of sound perception called?

• Hearing

• Vision

What is the other 'chemical' sense?

• Smell

• Taste

What are the five primary tastes?

• Sweet

• Salty

• Sour

• Bitter

• Umami

What are the types of sensory receptors?

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Nociceptors

What is the sense of smell called?

• Olfaction

• Taste