Fun Facts about the Senses

What do your fingertips have the most of that allows you to feel tiny things so well?

• Receptors

• Nerves

• Muscles

• Cells

What is the phenomenon called when people who have lost a limb can still feel sensations in the missing body part?

• Phantom limb syndrome

• Ghost limb syndrome

• Nerve damage

• Referred pain

How many different smells can humans detect?

• 1,000

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

What happens to our sense of smell when we are hungry?

• It weakens

• It strengthens

• It disappears

• It becomes neutral

What does smelling help us to do?

• Taste food

• Detect danger

• Feel emotions

• See better

What can affect the sense of smell?

• Illness

• Age

• Diet

• Exercise

Who has a much stronger sense of smell than humans?

• Cats

• Bears

• Dogs

• Rabbits

How often are our taste buds replaced?

• Every week

• Every month

• Every year

• Every two weeks

What is the relationship between the sense of taste and the sense of smell?

• They are unrelated

• They are closely linked

• They are opposites

• They enhance each other

Are some people more sensitive to certain tastes than others?

• Yes

• No