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3 3 3 Feel the World

H Senses of Touch H Good and Bad Touch

H Sense of Smell H Care of Your Nose
H Differently-abled People

Our senses help us to know
everything that happens around

us. We have five sense organs.
Let us learn about them.

The organs which help us to feel and sense the things around us are called
sense organs. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin are our five sense organs.

Eyes are the organs of sight. Ears are the organs of hearing. Nose is the
organ of smell. Tongue is the organ

of taste. Skin is the organ of feeling.

These sense organs contain many
nerves. These nerves pick up the
signals from outside and send them
to the brain. The brain processes the

signals and sends a message back to
the sense organs to do the required
job.

Sense of Touch

Our whole body is covered with skin. Cross-section of Skin

It is the largest sense organ in our body. It is the organ of touch. Our sense
of touch starts at the bottom layer of our skin. The bottom layer of the skin
is filled with many tiny nerve endings that give information about the things

which our body comes in contact with. Whenever, we touch something

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