The nervous system

1. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
The nervous system controls
everything we do: thinking, walking,
talking and breathing.

2. BRAIN
SENDS
INFORMATIO
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NERVES
THROUGH
RECEIVES
INFORMATIO
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SENSE ORGANS
THROUGH

3. SENSE ORGANS
• These detect information from the
world and the nerves send this
information to the brain.

4. SMELL
Our nose is the organ of smell.
Air enters the nose through the
nostrils.

5. So……
The olfatory nerve sends
information about the smells to
the brain.

6. TASTE
• The tongue is the organ of taste. It
is covered in taste buds.

7. So…
Nerves send information about
the tastes to the brain.

8. SIGHT
Our eyes are the organs of
sight. Light enters the eye and
makes an image on the retina.

9. So……
The retina sends this information
through the optic nerve to the
brain.

10. HEARING
Our ears are the organs of hearing.
When sound enters the ear, the liquid
inside the cochlea moves and sends signals
to the brain through the auditory nerve.

11. TOUCH
• Our skin is the organ of touch.
The sensory nerves in our skin send
information to the brain.