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A sense is the mode by which the body detects and interprets stimuli. The five principle

senses include smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing. There are however more senses such as

thermo reception, pain reception, equilibrium reception and senses for detecting internal stimuli

for instance hunger. The body is equipped with specialized organs for perceiving these senses. In

a few cases, some individuals may lack functioning sensory organs. Nerves are the medium of

transporting information from these organs to the brain for interpretation. This paper seeks to

explain each sense and an everyday use.

Smell

Also known as the olfactory sense, the sense of smell is a chemo sense that detects the

chemicals responsible for different odors. The nose is used to sense smell. Smell perception

occurs when chemical compounds that have smell bind to smell receptors in the nasal cavity.

These signals are then aggregated in the olfactory bulb in the brain where the different odors are

identified and cross referenced with past memories and emotions. Sense of smell is used to

identify hazardous materials (Rozin, 1982).

Taste

The tongue is the sensory organ for taste. This sense works in conjunction with the sense

of smell. The taste papillae are where the substances responsible for specific tastes are

transformed into nerve signals. Taste papillae contain sensory cells where the substance

responsible for taste changes proteins in the wall of the cell. Nerve signals are then sent to the

brain for perception. Without the sense of smell people would not be able to differentiate

between different flavors. Taste is important when feeding which is important for nourishment

thus survival. (Rozin, 1982).

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Running head: SENSORY INFORMATION Sensory Information Name Professor Institution affiliation SENSORY INFORMATION 2 A sense is the mode by which the body detects and interprets stimuli. The five principle senses include smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing. There are however more senses such as thermo reception, pain reception, equilibrium reception and senses for detecting internal stimuli for instance hunger. The body is equipped with specialized organs for perceiving these senses. In a few cases, some individuals may lack functioning sensory organs. Nerves are the medium of transporting information from these organs to the brain for interpretation. This paper seeks to explain each sense and an everyday use. Smell Also known as the olfactory sense, the sense of smell is a chemo sense that detects the chemicals responsible for different odors. The nose is used to sense smell. Smell perception occurs when chemical compounds that have smell bind to smell receptors in the nasal cavity. These signals are then aggregated in the olfactory bulb in the brain where the different odors are identified and cross referenced with past memories and emotions. Sense of smell is used to identify hazardous materials (Rozin, 1982). Taste The tongue is the sensory organ for taste. This sense works in conjunction with the sense of smell. The taste papillae are where the substances responsible for specific tastes are transformed into nerve signals. Taste papillae contain sensory cells where ...
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