CHAPTER 1

THE WORLD
THROUGH OUR
SENSES
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 Five sensory organs

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 SENSORY ORGAN
Sensory Types of Stimuli detected
organs senses
eye sight light

ear hearing Sound

tongue taste Chemicals in food

skin touch Temperature( heat, cold),

pressure, pain, touch
nose smell Chemicals in air
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 Sensory organs
• The sensory organs detect changes
around us known as stimuli (singular:
stimulus).
• The ability of sensory organs to detect
stimuli is known as sense.
• All the sensory organs are complete with
sensory receptors that is the nerve
endings that can detect stimuli.
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Pathway from stimulus to response
1. When a stimulus is detected, receptor cells in
the sensory organ will be trigged and nerves
impulses (electrical message) are generated.
2. These impulses will be transmitted through the
nerves and to the brain.
3. The brain interpret the impulses signals as
specific information that the organism has to
respond to.
4. The information sent to the effector through the
nerves to provide responses.
Effectors are parts of the body that carry out
responses such as muscles and glands.
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Pathway from stimulus to response

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 exercise
Stimulus Sense Sensory organ

Ticking of a clock

Sourness of lime
juice
Colour of traffic
light
Coldness of ice
cubes
Fragrance of a
perfume
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