front 1 Vision Source | back 1 Light waves striking the eye; Receptors: Rods and cones in the retina; Key Brain Areas: Occipital lobes |
front 2 Hearing Source | back 2 Sound waves striking the outer and inner ear; Receptors: Cochlear hair cells (cilia); Key Brain Areas: Temporal lobes |
front 3 Touch Source | back 3 Pressure, warmth, cold, harmful chemicals; Receptors: Pain-sensitive nociceptors and other skin receptors; Key Brain Areas: Somatosensory cortex |
front 4 Taste Source | back 4 Chemical molecules in the mouth; Receptors: Basic taste receptors (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, oleogustus); Key Brain Areas: Frontal/temporal lobe border |
front 5 Smell Source | back 5 Chemical molecules breathed in through the nose; Receptors: Millions of receptors at top of nasal cavities; Key Brain Areas: Olfactory bulb |
front 6 Kinesthesis Source | back 6 Any change in position of a body part (with vision); Receptors: Kinesthetic sensors in joints, tendons, and muscles (proprioceptors); Key Brain Areas: Cerebellum |
front 7 Vestibular Sense Source | back 7 Head/body movement; Receptors: Hair-like receptors in inner ear semicircular canals and vestibular sacs; Key Brain Areas: Cerebellum |