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Five Senses: Glossary
A
- auditory nerve
- the nerve that takes sound from the ear to the brain
B
- Braille
- a system of writing for use by the blind
C
- cartilage
- a flexible tissue of the body such as the nose or ear is made of
- cochlea
- a spiral shaped part of the inner ear
- concentration
- a large collection or close
- cones
- the part of the retina which sees color
E
- eyeball
- the organ of the body which sees
I
- inner ear
- the part of the ear where sound vibrations are sent to the brain
L
- lens
- the portion of the eye that bends light to focus images on the retina
M
- membrane
- a body tissue
- molecules
- a small particle of material
- mucous membranes
- a body tissue that lines air passages and is in contact with air
N
- nerve endings
- the part of the nerve that has the sensory receptors
O
- olfactory
- organs of the nose that perceive smell
- optic nerve
- the nerve that takes messages from the eye to the brain
- organs
- a part of a living organism that has a specific job
- outer ear
- the part of the ear that captures sound and sends it to the inner ear
P
- papillae
- small bumps on the tongue that sense taste
- perceive
- identify, recognize
- peripheral
- side vision - around the edges or side
R
- receptors
- special cells that respond to input of the senses
- retina
- the back portion of the eye on which images are sensed
- rods
- the part of the eye which senses dark and light
S
- sensitivity
- the ability to react to senses
T
- temperature
- a measure of warmth or coldness
- translates
- to put in understandable terms
- tympanic membrane
- also called the eardrum
V
- vibrations
- the rhythmic movement of a material
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