What are the five senses of the human body?
Five Senses Of The Human Body
The human body has five senses:
See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch
And the 5 sense organs are making it possible
Sense organs are the essential/vital organs of the body that connect the outer world to the human body. The take responses from the surroundings around us and make us take conscious decisions about how to interact with them.
Thus, their importance is more than that of most of the other organs.
The Five Sense Organs are:
Eyes, Nose, Ear, Tongue, Skin.
Eyes: –See
The eyes are located at the upper part of the face. These are necessary for perceiving visual responses from the surroundings, i.e., they simply enable us to see. The color of the eye might be black, brown, blue, gray, or even green.
When light falls on an object, the eyes adjust the muscles within. It adjusts its focus, and a signal is sent to the brain. The brain identifies the image and gives the body the sense to recognize what we are seeing.
The cells of the eye that are responsible for this translation are known as the photoreceptors. The nerve that connects the brain and the eye is known as the optical nerve.
Ears:- Hear
Ears are located at the extreme ends of the face on both sides. They come as a pair. These are necessary for perceiving auditory responses from the surroundings, i.e,. It simply enables us to hear.
The system comprises the eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes, and many other nerves. When a sound is carried through these layers, a signal is sent to the brain, where the brain identifies the sound that is being reflected. The eighth cranial nerve carries the signal from the cochlea to the brain
Nose: Smell
At the center of the face, the nose is located. This is necessary for perceiving olfactory responses from the surroundings, i.e., it simply enables us to smell.
The Nose enables us to breathe in and breathe out. Inside, thousands of olfactory receptors detect the smell and send their signals to the brain. It is transported to the olfactory nerve fiber, then to the olfactory bulb, and ultimately, to the brain.
Tongue: Taste
Exactly below the nose lies the mouth. Inside the mouth, the tongue is found. This is necessary for perceiving taste responses from the surroundings, i.e., it simply enables us to taste any item.
The Tongue has different taste buds that are responsible for detecting the taste of different items. The front is for salty and sweet, the back is for bitter, and the sides are for sour. This strong set of buds gives us an efficient taste-detecting system.
Skin: Touch
Lastly, we have the skin, which is the layer that covers all our body parts. It is the largest organ. The skin gives us the sense of touch. That touch, when applied in different manners, is interpreted differently. It might be pain, pressure, temperature, etc.
The connection of the brain and skin is made through a spinal code that collects the impulses from the skin receptors.
– Written by Godhuli Mondal
Human beings have been designed in a very practical way. God has gifted us with so many unique gifts, one of them being our five senses. Our 5 senses are very special; all of them are unique and important in their way. Our 5 senses help us to see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. Without these senses, our lives would not be easy.
1. Our eyes help us to see. The gift of vision that we have received is possible because of our eyes. Without them, we would not be able to see the beautiful world and its creatures.
2. With the help of our ears, we can hear the sounds present in our environment. Humans would not have been able to communicate without the sense of hearing.
3. Our sense of smell helps us to inhale various smells and also enhances our experience of eating.
4. Our sense of taste helps us taste our food while eating. Both the senses of smell and taste combine to make our eating experience perfect.
5. Our sense of touch helps us to feel all the sensations on our body. Without this sense, our bodies would feel numb.
All the sense organs work by sending their signals to the brain, which in turn helps us to perceive different things from different senses.
– Written by Soniya Sanyal
