Discover the senses

1. Let’s know
more things
about…

2. THE SENSES
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• SIGHT
• TOUCH
• HEARING
• SMELL
• TASTE
• HEALTHY

3. Parts of
the eye
• Our sense organ of sight
are the eyes. We can see
light, shapes, colour with
our eyes.
• They are very delicate.
Our eyebrows, eyelashes,
eyelids and tears (keep
them moist)all protect our
eyes.

4. THE EYE
eyelashes
pupil
cornea
retina
iris

5. The parts of the eye
• The cornea covers the front of the eye. It is
transparent.
• The iris is the coloured part of the eye (brown, green,
blue,…) It controls the amount of light that enters the
eye.
• The pupil is in the centre of the iris. It is a hole and
light passes through the pupil to the inside of the eye.
• The retina is at the back of the eye. It catches the
light that passes through the pupil.

6. The organ of tough is the
skin.It is located all over the
body because our whole body
is covered with skin.
We can feel different things
with our skin: if the object is
rough or smooth, cold or
hot,…
Some parts of the body are Braille alphabet
more sensitive than others.
The most sensitive parts are
the cheeks, the palms of the
hands and the soles of the
feet.

7. • The ears are the organ for
hearing. We hear and distinguish
different types of sound: high,
low, soft or loud,…We also know
what direction a sound comes
from.
• The ear is divided into 3 parts:
- outer ear
- middle ear
- inner ear
Outer ear inner
middle

8. The parts of the ear
• The pinna (earflap) receives the sounds.
• The ear canal carries the sounds into the inside of the ear.
• The ear drum vibrates when the sounds arrive.
• The small bones pass these vibrations onto the cochlea in the
inner ear.
• The cochlea is the part of the ear where the sounds arrive.Then
the sound sensations are carried along the auditory nerve.

9. The sense organ of smell is
inside our nose. We can
distinguish lots of different
smells: minty, spicy, floral,…
The nostrils are the holes
where the air enters.
The olfactory region is inside
the nose. This area recognises
smells.

10. • The tongue is the organ of
taste. There are taste buds on
the surface of the tongue, they
give us information on different
flavours.
• The sense of taste lets us
detect many different flavours:
sweet, salty, sour and bitter.