Identifying 5 Senses

Which of the following sense organ will help you know that the candle is lighted?

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Answer explanation

Your eyes are organs that allow you to see. They take in light from the world around you and send visual information to your brain. Your eyes can see about 200 degrees in all directions, including in front of you and to the sides (peripheral vision).

Which sense organ will help you know how this cake tastes like?

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Answer explanation

It is not only very movable, which allows us to speak, suck or swallow in a coordinated way. It is also a sensory organ responsible for tasting and the most sensitive place for our sense of touch. In addition, the tongue contains many cells of the body's defense system, and even plays a major role in body language.

Which of the following sense organ will help us listen to cool music or sounds?

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Answer explanation

Your ears have two main functions: hearing and balance. Hearing: When sound waves enter your ear canal, your tympanic membrane (eardrum) vibrates. This vibration passes on to three tiny bones (ossicles) in your middle ear. The ossicles amplify and transmit these sound waves to your inner ear.

Which sense organ help us smell this flower?

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Answer explanation

Your nose lets you smell and it's a big part of why you are able to taste things. The nose is also the main gate to the respiratory system, your body's system for breathing.

Which sense organ helps us tell that the pillow you are using is soft or not?

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Your skin is in immediate contact with the world. Using your sense of touch / skin allows you to tell the texture of the objects, temperature of the objects whether they are hot or cold. The skin is packed with many skin receptors.

Identify the correct type of sense for each sense organ. Drag and match the sensory type to the correct sense organ.

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Sense of smell

Sense of hearing

Sense of touch

Sense of taste

Sense of sight