The 5 Senses

3. The _____ receptors in the nasal cavity detect odor particles.
7. How taste information gets sent to the brain.
9. The eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin.
11. The colored part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye.
13. Detects texture, temperature, pressure, and pain.
14. Where odor particles enter the nose.
16. The outside layer of skin that covers and protects our body.
17. Where soundwaves hit and vibrate tiny earbones, causing them to move.

1. The part of the ear that turns sound vibrations into electrical signals.
2. The layer of skin that contains fat tissue and sweat glands.
4. Where the retina meets the optic nerve.
5. Hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste.
6. Receptor cells in _____ can detect 5 tastes, sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami.
8. Where light enters the eye.
10. After the ear picks up soundwaves, they travel here.
12. Takes the electrical signals to the brain.
15. The layer of skin that contains nerves, glands, and touch receptors.