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-Touching--------------
This sense sends information about what we touch.
The skin has:
hair (pelo)
epidermis
dermis
sweet gland (glándula sudorípara)
nerve endings (terminaciones nerviosas)
blood vessels (vasos sanguíneos)
fatty layer (tejido adiposo)
Skin
-Hearing---------------
This sense sends information about what we hear.
The ear has:
eardrum (tímpano)
cochlea (cóclea)
auditory nerve (nervio auditivo)
Ear
-Sight--------------------
We can see colours, movements and the distance of objets with our eyes.
The eye has:
iris: coloured part of the eye. It's made of small muscles that open and close the pupil.
pupil (pupila): it's a small hole that lets light in.
cornea (córnea): it covers and protects the iris and the pupil.
lens (cristalino): it focues light onto the retina.
retina: it detects light and colour.
optic nerve (nervio óptico): send the information to the brain.
Eye
-Smell-------------------
We detect smell with our nose. The orfactory cells detects the smells and the olfactory nerves sends the information to the brain.
-Taste-------------------
We detect flavours with our tongue. The little pink bumps in the tongue are called taste buds. They detect flavours (sweet, salty, bitte and sour) and the gustative nerves send the information to the brain.
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