The Five Senses Flashcards

Grade 2 · Science · Flashcards

Review the five senses, their organs, and what each one detects.

Flashcards

Sight: The sense of seeing; sense organ = eyes; detects color, shape, light
Hearing: The sense of sound; sense organ = ears; detects sounds and vibrations
Smell: The sense of odor; sense organ = nose; detects scents and smells
Taste: The sense of flavor; sense organ = tongue; detects sweet, salty, sour, bitter, savory
Touch: The sense of feeling; sense organ = skin; detects texture, temperature, pressure
Sense organ: A body part that gathers information and sends it to the brain
Eyes: Sense organ for sight; they detect light and send signals to the brain
Ears: Sense organ for hearing; they collect sound waves
Nose: Sense organ for smell; can detect over a trillion different odors
Tongue: Sense organ for taste; covered in taste buds
Skin: Sense organ for touch; the body's largest organ
Brain: The organ that receives and interprets information from all five sense organs