GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

NAME:_____SANTOS, YZAI M. DATE:__03/23/2023 _ SECTION:___DMD 2Y2-2 __

LABORATORY EXPERIMENT # 4

SENSORY SYSTEM

A sensory system consists of sensory neurons (including the sensory receptor cells), neural pathways, and parts of the brain
involved in sensory perception. Commonly recognized sensory systems are those for vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, and
balance.

Materials:
- 3 Bowls
- Hot water
- Ice water
- Tap water
 
Instructions:
1. Submerge both hands in hot and ice water for 1 minute only. Right hand in hot water and left hand in ice water
2. Observe and take note what you feel.
3. After 1 minute transfer your hands in tap water for another 1 minute.
4. While waiting, observe and take note what you feel.
5. Create your conclusion/s based on what you experience in this experiment.
6. Try to explain in your generalization how does it happen or why do you feel this response to temperature changes?
*Paste pictures of experiment set up.
 I. SENSORY STIMULI
A. AFTER YOU SUBMERGED YOUR RIGHT HAND IN HOT WATER FOR 1 MINUTE.
OBSERVATION:
 I immediately felt the water's extreme heat after dipping my right hand into it. Furthermore, my
hand feels as though it is tingling.

B. AFTER YOU SUBMERGED YOUR LEFT HAND IN ICE WATER FOR 1 MINUTE.
OBSERVATION:
 I quickly felt the cold water's low temperature after dipping my left hand into it. My hand feels as
though it is about to freeze.

II. RESPOND TO CHANGE

C. AFTER YOU SUBMERGED YOUR RIGHT HAND IN TAP WATER FOR 1 MINUTE.
OBSERVATION:
 My right hand immediately adapted to the temperature of the tap water when I dipped it in after it
had been in cold water, making it feel warmer than the other hand.

D. AFTER YOU SUBMERGED YOUR LEFT HAND IN TAP WATER FOR 1 MINUTE.
OBSERVATION:
 My left hand feels cold when I dip it into the tap water after it has been in the hot water.

CONCLUSION/S:

 The hand that has been in the cold water feels warmer than the hand that has been in the
hot water when you dip your hands into the medium-temperature water.

GENERALIZATION:

 Our skin is sensitive to shifts in the ambient temperature. Due to the sudden temperature increase
(e.g., from 5°C to 25°C), the hand that was previously feeling cold now feels heated. The perception
of heat results from a change in the water's temperature from the prior instance. As a result, the
right hand's nerves tell the brain that the water is hotter than it was before, giving the sensation of
heat. In contrast, exposing a hand that was already warm to a quick drop in temperature (e.g., 55°C
to 25°C) makes the hand feel cold. The sensation of cold results from a drop in water temperature
relative to the prior instance. The sensation of coldness is caused by the nerves in the left hand
telling the brain that the water is now colder than it was earlier. In conclusion, even though our
sense of touch can roughly indicate whether an object is hot or cold, we cannot entirely rely on it to
determine an object's temperature. If we want to be certain about the temperature, it is safer to
use a thermometer.
 HOT TAP COLD
WATER

SUBMITTED TO: DR. ROMEO T. CRUZ, JR.