Special Senses

2. The sense that detects physical contact, pressure, and texture through receptors in the skin.
5. The sense that detects force exerted on the skin through mechanoreceptors.
7. One of the five basic tastes, detected by taste buds, associated with sodium ions.
12. The sense that helps maintain balance, primarily through the vestibular system in the inner ear.
14. The sense that detects changes in heat and cold through thermoreceptors in the skin.
16. The sense that detects flavors through taste buds on the tongue.
18. Difficulty distinguishing certain colors due to lack of specific photoreceptors in the retina.
19. One of the five basic tastes, detected by taste buds, associated with compounds like caffeine.

1. Nearsightedness; distant objects appear blurry.
3. Farsightedness; close objects appear blurry.
4. One of the five basic tastes, detected by taste buds, associated with sugars.
6. One of the five basic tastes, detected by taste buds, associated with savory flavors.
8. The sense that detects harmful stimuli through nociceptors.
9. One of the five basic tastes, detected by taste buds, associated with acidic substances.
10. The sense that allows us to see, with the retina converting light into neural signals.
11. The light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts light into neural signals.
12. The organ responsible for hearing and balance.
13. The sense that detects odors through olfactory receptors in the nasal cavity.
15. The organ responsible for vision.
17. The sense that enables us to perceive sounds through the ear.