The Fabulous Five
consultant to design a luxury tour
through the Human Sense Organs.
Before you can collect your fee from
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bureau has informed you that in order der to
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win the contract you must highlight t the
major organs, the exciting things each
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organs do, and how the organs protect
tect
the body from danger. Your world body
organs: (1) Eyes, (2) Ears, (3) Nose (4)
Tongue, (5), and (6) skin.
In order to prepare for the presentation of your brochure you conducted a research
and found the following pieces of information.
Source 1
Key Facts & Information
• Senses are important because they allow
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taste, and touch.
• A sense is our ability to detect stimuli
which are then interpreted and
responded to accordingly.
• Humans are not the only creatures with
stimuli.
•
weaker sense of smell than others. Some
• Sensory organs are organs of the body
that respond to stimuli and help us
become conscious of our surroundings.
• There are two types of receptors
depending on the sensory organ:
general receptors and special
receptors.
• General receptors are present in the
skin and muscles which respond to
pain and pressure, hot and cold.
• Special receptors are in the form of
light receptors (in the eyes), taste and
smell receptors (in the tongue and
nose), and audio receptors (in the
ears).
Performance Task 9 - The Fabulous Five
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