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    The document summarizes the five basic human senses: vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. It describes how each sense works, including how light and sound waves are detected by the eyes and ears respectively and transmitted as signals to the brain. It explains the basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami that are sensed by taste buds on the tongue. It also outlines how smells are detected by odor molecules in the nose and transmitted directly to the brain, and how different types of touch sensations are detected by nerves under the skin and sent to the brain.

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    There are five basic senses recognized by the body.

    They are hearing,


    touch, sight, taste, and smell. So, I have a summary of the process of five
    basic senses-vision, sound, taste, smell, and skin senses.

    Vision: - This is produced by your brain and a pair of sensory organs—your eyes. Vision is known as the
    strongest of the senses. That’s because humans lead to rely more on sight, rather than hearing or smell,
    for notice about their environment. Light on the visible color is detected by your eyes when you look
    around. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet are the colors found along with the color of
    visible light. The source of this information can come from light, your computer screen, or the sun.

    When light is indicated off of the things around you, your eyes send signals to your brain and a
    recognizable image is created. Your eyes use light to read, recognize between colors, even equal
    clothing to create a matching outfit. Your eyes need light to send sensory information to your brain.
    Light particles (called photons) enter the eye through the pupil and are focused on the retina (the light-
    sensitive portion of the eye). There are two kinds of photoreceptor cells along the retina: rods and
    cones. Rods receive information about the brightness of lightning. Cones identify between different
    colors. These photoreceptors work as a team to collect light information and transmit the data to your
    brain. When light shines on rods and cones, a protein called rhodopsin is activated. Rhodopsin triggers a
    chain of signals that converge on the optic nerve—the cord connecting the eye to the brain. The optic
    nerve is the wire that transmits the information received by the eye and plugs directly into the brain.
    After your brain receives light data, it forms a visual image. What you “see” when you open your eyes is
    your brain’s representation of the light entering your eyes. And it’s easiest for your brain to make sense
    of your surroundings when light is abundant. That’s why it’s so challenging to pick out matching clothes
    in the dark. To improve your vision, your eyes will adjust to let in the maximum amount of light. This is
    why your pupils increase in the dark. That way, more light can enter the eye and create the clearest
    possible image in the brain.

    Sound: - Hearing is a powerful sense. And one that can bring joy or keep you out of danger. When you
    listen to the voice of a loved one, your sense of hearing allows your brain to interpret another person’s
    voice as familiar and comforting. Sounds can also warn you of possible dangers. Car horns, train
    whistles, and smoke alarms come to mind. Because of your hearing, your brain can use these noises to
    ensure your safety. Your ears collect this kind of clear information for your brain. And it comes in sound
    waves—a form of mechanical energy. Each sound wave is a vibration with a unique frequency. Your ears
    receive and increase sound waves and your brain interprets them as dialogue, music, laughter, or much
    more.

    Ears come in a variety of shapes and sizes. But they share similarities. The outer, fleshy part of the ear is
    called the auricle. It collects the sound waves transmitted in your environment and funnels them toward
    a membrane at the end of the ear canal. This is called the tympanic membrane, or more commonly, the
    eardrum. Sound waves bounce off the tympanic membrane and cause vibrations that travel through the
    drum. These vibrations are increased by tiny bones attached to the other side of the eardrum. Once the
    sound waves enter the ear and are increased by the eardrum, they travel to fluid-filled tubes deep in the
    ear. These tubes are called the cochlea. They’re filled with microscopic hair-like cells that can detect
    shifts in the fluid that surrounds them. When sound waves are broadcast through the cochlea, the fluid
    starts to move. The movement of fluid across the hair cells in the ear generates nerve impulses that are
    sent to the brain. Amazingly, sound waves are converted to electrochemical nerve signals almost
    immediately. So, what begins as simple vibrations become a familiar tone. And it’s all thanks to your
    sense of hearing.

    Taste: - Taste or gustation provides your brain to receive information about the food you eat. As the
    food is chewed and mixed with water, your tongue is busy collecting sensory data about the taste of
    your meal.

    The tiny bumps all over your tongue are responsible for transferring tastes to your brain. These bumps
    are called taste buds. And your tongue is covered with thousands of them. Every week, new taste buds
    replace old ones to keep your sense of taste sharp. There are five basic tastes sensed by your tongue
    and sent to the brain. They are sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami. The last taste, umami, comes from
    the Japanese word for “savory.” Umami tastes come from foods like soup and meat. A classic example of
    sweet taste is sugar. Sour tastes come from foods like citrus fruits and vinegar. Salt and foods high in
    sodium create salty tastes. And your tongue senses bitter taste from foods and drinks like coffee, kale,
    and Brussels sprouts.

    Smell: - Olfaction, another word for the smell, is unique because the sensory organ that detects it is
    directly connected to the brain. This makes your sense of smell extremely powerful. Smells enter your
    body through the nose. They come from airborne particles captured while you breathe. Breathing
    deeply through your nose and tending towards the source of an odor can increase a smell. Inside your
    nose is a large nerve called the olfactory bulb. It extends from the top of your nose and plugs directly
    into your brain. You need your sense of smell for a variety of reasons. Strong, unpleasant smells are
    great at warning your brain that the food you are about to eat is spoiled. Sweet, agreeable smells help
    you feel at ease. pheromones help you bond with your loved ones. Whatever the perfume, your brain,
    and nose work as a team so you can enjoy it.

    Skin senses: - Your skin is the largest organ in the body and is also the primary sensible organ for your
    sense of touch. Touch seems simple but is a little bit more complex than you might think. Your body can
    detect different forms of touch, as well as variations in temperature and pressure. Because touch can be
    sensed all over the body, the nerves that detect touch send their information to the brain across the
    external nervous system. These are the nerves that branch out from the spinal cord and reach the entire
    body. Nerves found under the skin send information to your brain about what you touch. There are
    specific nerve cells for different touch sensations.

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