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Hearing Sense organ SmellTasteSkinTongueEyesPressureResponseNerveSpinal cordReceptorsSense Sight StimuliTouchNoseEarsDetectLight intensityBrain SensitivePathway Swat-

SweatGlandEpidermis Impulses Nerve ending Cold

Pore Pain Dermis External stimuli Sense of touch Heat

1.1 Sensory Organ and Their Functions

1. Living organisms have sensory organ. 2. These sensory organs help us to detect changes in environment. 3. Different sensory organs will detect different stimuli. 4. Stimuli are changes that occur in environment. 5. Senses are the ability of sensory organs to detect stimuli.

a. The skin detects touch, pressure, heat or cold

b. The nose detects smell

c. The ear detecst sound

d. The eye observes by seeing

e. The tongue detects taste

5 different type of senses in human

1. The following activities was carried out. a. A tap was touched with my fingers b. The cork was removed from the test tube and the ammonia was smelt in it. c. Some sugar was put on the tip of my tongue d. The table was knocked with a ruler. e. The blackboard was looked. 2. The result was recorded in table 1.1 3. The relation between the five senses, sense organs and stimuli was shown in table 1.2

Result: Activity a. b. c. d. e. Effect The fingers feel cold The nose detect a stingy smell A tongue detect a sweet taste. A sound is heard. The writing on the blackboard can be seen. Table 1.1

Activity Sense a. b. c. d. e. Touch Smell Taste Hearing Sight

Sense organ Skin Nose Tongue Ear Eye

Table 1.2

Stimuli Cold Chemical Chemical Sound Light

Conclusion: There is a relation between the five senses, sense organ And stimuli.

The relation between the stimuli, the five senses and sense organs.

Activity a. b. c. d. e.

Sense Touch Smell Taste Hearing Sight

Sense organ Skin Nose Tongue Ear Eye

Stimuli Cold Chemical Chemical Sound Light

Eye - Sensitive to light

Skin - Sensitive to touch

Ear - Sensitive to sound

Tongue - Sensitive to chemicals in food and liquids (taste)

Nose - Sensitive to chemical in the air (smell)

Respond to stimuli

Response to stimuli

1. When stimulus is detected by a sensory organ, information is sent to the brain. 2. A suitable response will then be produced. 3. The brain is the control centre that control all the action. 4. The brain is linked to all parts of body by nerves.

5. Nerve send signals to brain when get response. 6. Nerve send signals from sense organ to brain. 7. When the brain get message it will interpret and produce a suitable respond

Stimulus

Sensory organ

Nerve

Brain

Response

Nerves

Skin nerve

Brain nerve

Exercise: How do we detect the changes that occur in environment? (Bagaimanakah kamu mengesan perubahan yang berlaku pada alam sekeliling? ‡ Complete the table below by giving the stimulus for each activities. Activity Stimulus A Stepping on a thumbtack B Eating ice cream C Grilling satay D Looking at a rainbow E Smelling food

3. Show the sequence of events involved in detecting a stimulus.

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