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sense or·gan
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Princeton's WordNet
sense organ, sensory receptor, receptornoun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Wiktionary
sense organnoun
an organic sensor.
Etymology: Attested from 1850–55
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sense organ
A sense is a biological system used by an organism for sensation, the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli. (For example, in the human body, the brain which is part of the central nervous system receives signals from the senses which continuously receive information from the environment, interprets these signals, and causes the body to respond, either chemically or physically.) Although traditionally five human senses were identified as such (namely sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing), it is now recognized that there are many more. Senses used by non-human organisms are even greater in variety and number. During sensation, sense organs collect various stimuli (such as a sound or smell) for transduction, meaning transformation into a form that can be understood by the brain. Sensation and perception are fundamental to nearly every aspect of an organism's cognition, behavior and thought. In organisms, a sensory organ consists of a group of interrelated sensory cells that respond to a specific type of physical stimulus. Via cranial and spinal nerves (nerves of the Central and Peripheral nervous systems that relay sensory information to and from the brain and body), the different types of sensory receptor cells (such as mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, thermoreceptors) in sensory organs transduct sensory information from these organs towards the central nervous system, finally arriving at the sensory cortices in the brain, where sensory signals are processed and interpreted (perceived). Sensory systems, or senses, are often divided into external (exteroception) and internal (interoception) sensory systems. Human external senses are based on the sensory organs of the eyes, ears, skin, nose, and mouth. Internal sensation detects stimuli from internal organs and tissues. Internal senses possessed by humans include the vestibular system (sense of balance) sensed by the inner ear, as well as others such as spatial orientation, proprioception (body position) and nociception (pain). Further internal senses lead to signals such as hunger, thirst, suffocation, and nausea, or different involuntary behaviors, such as vomiting. Some animals are able to detect electrical and magnetic fields, air moisture, or polarized light, while others sense and perceive through alternative systems, such as echolocation. Sensory modalities or sub modalities are different ways sensory information is encoded or transduced. Multimodality integrates different senses into one unified perceptual experience. For example, information from one sense has the potential to influence how information from another is perceived. Sensation and perception are studied by a variety of related fields, most notably psychophysics, neurobiology, cognitive psychology, and cognitive science.
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sense organ
A sense organ is a specialized part of the body, typically associated with the nervous system, that has developed to perceive and process specific sensory stimuli (such as light, sound, touch, temperature, taste, or smell) from the external or internal environment and convert them into nerve impulses. These impulses are then transferred to the brain, which interprets them and allows the organism to respond appropriately. Some common examples of sense organs include the eyes, ears, skin, nose, and tongue.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sense organ in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sense organ in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- sanseorganDanish
- SinnesorganGerman
- αισθητήριο όργανοGreek
- órgano del sentidoSpanish
- aistinelin, aistinFinnish
- organe des sensFrench
- érzékszervHungarian
- skynfæriIcelandic
- organo sensorioItalian
- 感覚器, 感覚器官Japanese
- zintuigDutch
- órgão sensorial, órgão do sentidoPortuguese
- орган чувствRussian
- sinnesorganSwedish
- احساس اعUrdu
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