Unit1TheworldofoursensesPeriodOneWelcometotheunit&ReadingWhat’sthatsmell
Doyouhearthatnoise
Tastethis
Lookatme
Feelthis,isn’titsoft
Whenyouhear,orevenusethesephrases,youprobablydon’tstoptothinkaboutwhyweusethem
Well,it’sbecauseofoursense
Withoutusevenknowing,oursenseorgans(nose,eyes,ears,tongue,andskin)aretakingininformationandsendingittothebrainforprocessing
Ifwedidn’thavethem,wewouldnotbeabletosmell,see,hear,taste,ortouchanything
Sensesarethephysicalmeansbywhichalllivingthingssee,hear,smell,taste,andtouch
Eachsensecollectsinformationabouttheworldanddetectschangeswithinthebody
Bothpeopleandanimalsgetalloftheirknowledgefromtheirsenses,andthatiswhysensesaresoimportant
Allsensesdependontheworkingnervesystem
Oursenseorgansstarttoworkwhensomethingstimulatesspecialnervecells,calledreceptors,ina