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2 Science
Chapter 1: The World through Our Senses

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Chapter 1: The World through Our Senses

Sensory Organs and Their Functions

- The function of is to detect a stimulus.
- is the changes occur in the surroundings which
can be detected by sensory organ.
- When the sensory organ receives stimulus,
will be produced and sent to for interpretation.

Stimulus Nerve

Response Nerve

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Chapter 1: The World through Our Senses

- The nervous system of humans consists of ,
and the nerves.
- The nervous system coordinates the various parts and the functions of the body.
- A is a special sensitive tissue or organ which detects
stimuli.
- The carry information from receptor to spinal cord and
the brain, and from the brain and the spinal cord to or
.
- The brain and the spinal cord work together to process the stimuli detected by
the and then inform the muscles or glands to respond
to the stimuli.

The Sense of Touch
- The skin helps to .
- Its also sensory organ that detect touch.
- Skin have 5 different types of receptors:
a. receptors
b.
c.
d.
e.
- Cross section of human skin:

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Chapter 1: The World through Our Senses

Receptors at humans skin
Pain Receptor Pressure Touch receptor Heat receptor Cold receptor
receptor
Located at the Located at the Located at the Located at the dermis layer.
epidermis fatty layer. dermis layer &
layer. very close to
epidermis
layer.

- The sensitivity of the skin depends on :
a. Number of receptors
b. The thickness of the epidermis

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