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Human being

Living being representing the most evolved species on Earth, characterized especially by upright stance, spoken language and a large brain.
sense organs

SENSE ORGANS

Portions of the body enabling information from the outside world to be received through specific receptors that are connected to the brain by the nerves.

touch

touch

Sense enabling the skin to detect sensations (contact, heat, pain and others) due to specialized receptors spread widely over the surface of the body.

hearing

hearing

Sense that perceives sounds and maintains balance; the human ear is capable of distinguishing almost 400,000 sounds.

smell and taste

smell and taste

Since the oral and nasal cavities are connected, the olfactory sense affects taste. The human being can distinguish four basic flavors and almost 10,000 odors.

sight

sight

The human being possesses a highly developed visual sensitivity, far superior to that of the other senses.