AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is NOT a sense organ?
A
ears
B
fingers
C
tongue
D
hair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Except for Hair, All sense organ. Hence, “Hair” is an odd one. The sense organs-eyes, ears, tongue, skin, and nose-help to protect the body. The human sense organs contain receptors that relay information through sensory neurons to the appropriate places within the nervous system.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is the brain, not the sense organs, that interprets the stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sense organs are the specialized organs composed of sensory neurons, which help us to perceive and respond to our surroundings. There are five sense organs – eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin) provide senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, respectively, to aid the survival, development, learning, and adaptation of humans and other animals (including fish).

Detailed explanation-5: -These senses have specialized organs that detect and process stimuli and send signals to the brain which lead to the perception of that stimulus. These specialized organs include the tongue, the nose, the eyes and the ears.

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