Here are 10 questions about the sensory organs (senses).

Each question (well, your answer to that

question) is worth 1 activity point, Feel free to include your sources as well. 
 
If possible, please highlight your answers in different color, so it´s easier for me to read it. Thank
you ♥ 
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1. Imagine it´s Christmas time and you´re shopping for perfumes. You wanna pick the best one so
you came there to smell a lot of different perfumes. Are you able to smell different smells (and tell
the difference) for an hour straight? Why/Why not? 

2. When pregnant, is woman´ smell that same as before the gravidity? What about her taste?
NO. Dysgeusia, or a change in your sense of taste, during pregnancy likely is caused by pregnancy hormones. It
may cause you to hate a food that you normally love, or enjoy foods you normally dislike. Sometimes it can cause
a sour or metallic taste in your mouth, even if you're not eating anything. Many pregnant women notice changes
in their sense of smell during the first trimester. But the significance of those changes and their effect on
expectant moms can vary.  For instance, scientists have hypothesized that for some women, this heightened
sense of smell can trigger morning sickness and is also caused by prwgnancy hormones.

3. Can you damage our papillae (and taste buds) when tongue cleaning? Or when you each very hot
food, and your tongue feel burnt? If so what can be done afterwards? 
No. Since the tongue is covered with crypts and papillae it has a very large surface that supports very high
numbers of bacteria. Studies have indicated an average concentration of 100 bacteria per tongue epithelial cell.
This is a very dense bacteria population.
The top of the tongue continually forms a coating that consists of dead cells, food debris and hundreds of
thousands of bacteria, living and dead, along with chemicals such as sulfurs produced by bacteria. When left on
the tongue, this coating becomes thick and is one of the primary sources of mouth odour. As a secondary effect,
when the taste buds are covered with debris and chemicals the sense of taste is affected as well. We find that
this unpleasant taste is increased when certain foods are consumed and small amounts are added to the
potpourri already present on the tongue surface.
For the majority of people, burns to the tongue are superficial and heal quickly, but there are three types of burns
that can be sustained:
1.First-degree burn: Involves the top layer of the tongue and makes it red and swollen.
2.Second-degree burn: Involves the top layer and the under layer of the tissue. The tongue is red and swollen
and blisters may form.
3.Third-degree burn: Involves deep tissues of the tongue. It may be white or black with numbness and/or severe
pain.
So the answer is yes, but in my opinion not with food, like even if you would drink really hot tea, your reflexes
would tell you it´s hot and you ´d stop therefore not big damage would be caused. So my final answer is yes, but
why would you do it to yourself.

4. Are children and adult sensitive to tastes the same way? Can your sensitivity to different tastes
change throughout your life?
Taste is one way in which infants and young children experience the world, and as their bodies develop, so do
their taste buds. Folk wisdom suggests that children are more sensitive to certain tastes than adults, but because
taste can be subjective, the mechanism that causes taste sensitivity in youngsters can be difficult to analyze.
Taste is a composite sense that's partly determined by the taste buds, but also affected by a food's aroma, its
appearance and even previous experiences with that or similar foods. A study conducted by the University of
Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, comparing young male subjects between the ages of eight and
10 to adult males found that the adolescents had a higher anterior papillae density than the adults, making them
more sensitive to sucrose or sweet flavors. Another study conducted at the University of Copenhagen involving
8,900 Danish schoolchildren discovered that there's a noticeable change in taste perception as a child develops
into a teenager. Teenagers show an increased ability to distinguish flavors, together with a decreased preference
for sweet flavors.
Poor chewing is another factor that contributes to low detection of tastes. Due to ageing or poor oral health, some
people lose their teeth, with many resorting to dentures. But dentures, particularly if ill-fitting, can affect the quality
of chewing and breaking down of food compounds. This can then reduce the dissolution of the food compounds
in saliva and reduces the contact levels with the sensory receptors in the taste buds. In addition, saliva secretio
can also decline as a result of ageing. This means that there is less fluid to carry food compounds to the taste
receptors, and less liquid available to help food compounds to dissolve, so taste is more poorly received.
General health also plays an important role in our sense of taste at any age. Head injuries, medicinal drugs,
respiratory infections, cancer, radiation, and environmental exposure such as smoke and particulates can all
contribute to an impaired sense of taste and exposure to many of these factors increase as we get older.

5. Who are supertasters and non-tasters? Are you one of them? 

As you can imagine, a non-taster is someone who has less taste perception than, say, a medium-taster who has
an average ability to sense different flavors. Along these lines, supertasters are those who experience taste with
far greater intensity than most others.
For supertasters, sugar is sweeter, sodium is saltier, and bitterness is almost intolerable. Coffee, hard liquor,
sweet desserts, and green vegetables often make supertasters turn up their nose. One thing they do enjoy is salt,
since sodium has the ability to block the bitterness that supertasters are extra-sensetive to. I believe I am a
medium taster. Only thing regarding my ability to taste that is weird is the fact that I´m super picky about the food
I eat, but that is not caused by my taste buds but usually because I judge the food based on how it looks haha.
6. Why do we, humans, need to blink? (eye) 
There are two main reasons, said Dr. Brenda Pagan-Duran, a clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of
Ophthalmology and an ophthalmologist in New Jersey. First, blinking clears away particles from the eyes. "If
there's a foreign body, it helps get rid of it," she told Live Science. "It might be under the eyelid or something that
blew in." 
Second, blinking lubricates the eyeballs. The eyes need a smooth surface for light to properly focus on, so vision
doesn't become blurry. Blinking releases a tear film — which mostly consists of water, oil and mucus — to keep
the surface of the eyeball smooth. It also prevents the eye from drying out, which can be uncomfortable. "When
you have a large area of dryness, it almost feels like a scratch on your cornea," which is the eye's outer protective
layer, Pagan-Duran said. This can be very painful, because there are many nerve endings in the cornea.
The tear film also supplies oxygen to the eye. Blood vessels don't reach the cornea, but the tear film directly
transfers oxygen to it. The film also contains enzymes that fight bacteria and help prevent the eye from becoming
infected. Blinking helps during emotional times, too. When you cry, you blink more often to clear away the tears,
Pagan-Duran said. This prevents them from building up a lake on the eye, which could blur vision.
7. What sounds can humans hear? What is the highest and lowest sound an animal can hear (say
what animal can hear that as well). People can hear sounds at frequencies from about 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz,
though we hear sounds best from 1,000 Hz to 5,000 Hz, where human speech is centered. Hearing loss may
reduce the range of frequencies a person can hear. Tigers are believed to be able to hear in the range of 0.2 kHz
and 65 kHz, which is considerably different to the frequency at which humans hear. High-pitched noises are
clearly more intense for cats, both wild and domestic, than they are to humans.
8. Sunscreens come in different sun protecting factors (SPF) –how do sunscreens protect us and
why do/should we use them? Are there different types of sunscreens – if so what is the difference
between them? If you’re going to be out in the sun, sunscreen is a great way to protect your skin. Ultraviolet
radiation from the sun damages skin cells. This can led to sunburn, aging and even skin cancer.
Types of sunscreen
Sunscreens combine different ingredients to help stop UV rays from damaging your skin. There are two
categories of sunscreen ingredients, says Saira George, M.D., a dermatologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
 •Physical blockers: The physical blockers – titanium dioxide or zinc oxide – are minerals that are ground
into fine particles.  They sit on the surface of the skin and reflect UV rays away from your skin, “a lot like
a shield or mirror would,” George says.
•Chemical absorbers:Chemical (or organic, meaning carbon containing) sunscreen ingredients form a
thin protective film that absorbs UV radiation before it penetrates the skin.

There are benefits to both types of sunscreens. In fact, many sunscreens that you find at the store are a
combination of the two types.
Physical sunscreens generally do not cause irritation, stinging or allergic reactions. But they can be white and
greasy. The chemical sunscreen ingredients are usually clear and easy to apply. But these are more likely to
cause irritation and allergic reactions.

So, many sunscreens contain a combination of the two to maximize the benefits of but minimize the downsides.
And many broad-spectrum coverage sunscreens need a combination of ingredients to protect against both UVA
and UVB rays, the two types of rays that cause skin damage.

9. Your skin may get very dry in winter. Why is it so? Is it harmful? What can you do to moisturize
your skin?
Call it a perfect storm of environmental conditions. Not only is outside humidity lower, but cold temperatures also
mean you’re spending more time inside, which isn’t always ideal for your skin. “In winter, environmental humidity
is low,” says Dr. Estemalik. “But we’re also exposed to forced air or heat, which is also going to decrease
humidity indoors and cause dry skin.”
Due to the natural ebb and flow of the seasons, you’re also exposed to less sunlight in the winter. Besides being

a good source of vitamin D, sunlight is also a natural anti-inflammatory, which can help certain health conditions.

“In the summer, when you’re in the pool, you’re exposed to chlorine and sunscreen, which are skin irritants,” says

Dr. Estemalik. “But you’re also in the sun. In people with eczema who get flare-ups in the winter, we have them

do light treatment — or phototherapy — because it can make their skin less itchy.”

In addition to seasonal changes, genetics can factor into whether someone has dry skin. Some people have drier

skin because they don’t produce enough of a protein called filaggrin, which plays a role in forming and hydrating

your skin barrier.

Tips for combating dry skin in winter

Limit the length and frequency of your showers

Apply moisturizer right after showering

Look for fragrance-free products

Read ingredients labels carefully

Don’t overexfoliate

Protect your hands

10. Find out something interesting about the sensory organ(s) and explain it here
Some scientists believe that when we're first born, we see the world upside down. This is because light travels in
a straight path and so the image of the outside world formed on the retina is inverted. It's the brain that eventually
learns to re-invert the image. I think its really interesting but well probably even confusing for the baby. On the
other hand the baby probably has bigger problems than seeing the world upside down for a few moments haha