SCIENCE: CHAPTER ONE: THE WORLD THROUGH OUR SENSE

1.1 Sensory organs and their functions

1. Sensory organs: __________________________________________________________
2. Stimulus: _______________________________________________________________
3. Five sensory organs
Sensory Organs

Sense

Types of stimuli

1.2 The pathway from stimulus to response

1. Nervous systems: ________________________________________________________
2. Receptor: ______________________________________________________________

i) The nerves carry information:

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ii) The brain and the spinal cord work together to
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3. Response to a stimulus
i) Stimulus _________________________________________________________
ii) Receptors in a sensory organs _____________________________________________
iii) Nerve impulses _________________________________________________________
iv) Brain _________________________________________________________________
v) Effectors ______________________________________________________________

1.2 The Sense of Touch

1. Skin: ____________________________________________________________________
2. Receptors:
i) _____________________ ii) ______________________ iii) _______________________
iv) ____________________ v) ______________________