Our Five Senses Flashcards
(16 cards)
How many senses do humans have?
5
Which sense enables us to see?
Sight
What are people called that are not able to see at all?
Blind
A system for reading using bumps to represent letters is called _______.
Braille
Which sense enables humans to detect sound?
Hearing
What can people who cannot hear sounds clearly use to help them hear better?
Hearing aids
Not being able to hear at all is called ________.
deafness
Which language system do deaf people use to communicate with each other?
Sign language
Which letter is the person showing in sign language?
A
Which sense is our ability to detect scent?
Smelling
What is our ability too detect flavour called?
Tasting
Which feature on our tongue enables us to sense different flavours?
Taste buds
Your sense of _____ is your ability to detect details about objects by contacting them.
touch
Which body part enables our sense of touch?
Skin
Through what is your body telling you that something is injuring you?
Through pain
For what invention was Benjamin Franklin famous?
Eyeglasses
