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3. Sense Organs

All of us have heard of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

Our eyes see, our ears hear, our nose smells, our tongue tastes, and we feel /

touch with our skin. So, we have five sense organs: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and

skin. These organs enable us to sense our surroundings.

eye ear nose tongue skin

Eyes

We see a lot of things around us from the time we get up in the morning until we
go to bed at night. Our eyes help us see the world around us.

Parts of the Eye

The front portion of the eye is made up of the iris, cornea, pupil, and sclera.

The iris is the coloured part of the eye. It controls

the amount of light that enters our eyes. sclera

The cornea is a clear layer on the front of the eye. It

lets light enter and focus in the eye. cornea
pupil
The pupil is the black circular opening in the iris
that lets light in. The iris muscles control the size of iris

the pupil.

The sclera is the white portion of your eye formed

of tissue that covers the entire eyeball. It supports Find It Can blind people

the eyeball and serves as an attachment point for Out read? How do they

muscles. read and write?

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