FIVE SENSES
The five senses are: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
1. Our sense of sight
Our eyes are the organs of sight. We can see different shapes, sizes and colours.
The pupils are black but the iris can be different colours.
Our eyes are very delicate and are protected by the eyebrows, eyelashes and eyelids. These stop sweat and dust getting into our eyes.
2. Our sense of hearing
- Our ears are the organs of hearing. We can hear loud sounds and quiet sounds.
- Our ears have three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear.
- Our ears are very delicate. Earwax is a sticky substance inside our ear canal. It protects our ears from dirt and infection.
3. Our sense of smell
Our nose is the organ we use to smell.
Air enters the
nose through the nostrils.
The olfactory nerve sends information
to our brain which tells us what we can smell.
We can smell
about 10 000 different odours.
4. Our sense of taste comes from the taste buds on our tongue.
Our tongue is the organ we use to taste.
We can identify four basic tastes: sweet, salty, bitter and sour.
Nerves send information about the different tastes to our brain.
5. Our sense of touch
Our skin is the organ we use to touch.
Our body is covered in skin. It is the largest organ in the human body.
Our skin can tell us if something feels soft or hard, hot or cold, rough or smooth.
Sensory nerves send this information to our brain.
