Human and comparative anatomy, physiology, and hygiene . and hearing. Q. How many senses ? What are they I FEELING, OR TOUCH. 177. Feeling resides in the skin generally ; but it ismost acute in the ends of the fingers, palms of the hands,and particularly the lips. Q. Where does feeling reside ? Where is it most acute 1 178. By use, this sense becomes more acute. For this reason, blind persons learn to know so accurately different objects. Q. What effect has use upon feeling ? Is this sense of greatuse to blind persons? TASTE. 179. Taste not only gives us physical pleasure, buthas an influence
Human and comparative anatomy, physiology, and hygiene . and hearing. Q. How many senses ? What are they I FEELING, OR TOUCH. 177. Feeling resides in the skin generally ; but it ismost acute in the ends of the fingers, palms of the hands,and particularly the lips. Q. Where does feeling reside ? Where is it most acute 1 178. By use, this sense becomes more acute. For this reason, blind persons learn to know so accurately different objects. Q. What effect has use upon feeling ? Is this sense of greatuse to blind persons? TASTE. 179. Taste not only gives us physical pleasure, buthas an influence upon our health ; for upon it we con-siderably depend in distinguishing proper food. Q. What is the use of taste 1 THE SENSES. tV Hem-ark. — The camel trusts to this sense alone todistinguish its food. Q. Of what use is taste to the camel? 180. The tongue is the seat of taste. A particularnerve called the gusta-to-ry, or nerve of taste, is theagent of this sense. (Fig. 61.) Q. Where is taste situated ? What is the name of the nerveof taste? Fisr. Fig. 60. Distribution of the fifth pair of nerves. 1. The eye. 2. Theupper jaw. 3. The tongue. 4. The lower jaw. 5. The fifth pair ofnerves. 6. Branch to the eye. 7. Branch to the upper jaw. 8. Branchto the tongue and lower jaw. This is the nerve of taste. 181. Taste, though intended to give us pleasure, isoften abused by tobacco, intoxicating drinks, and foodspiced to excess. Q. For what was taste intended 1 How is it abused 1 80 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AM) HYGIENE. SMELL. 182. Smell has its seat in the passages of the nose.(Fig. 61.) Q. Where is the seat of smell ? 183. The nose is formed of bone, cartilage, (gristle,)and lined with a very delicate membrane. (Fig. 61.) Q. Describe the nose. 184. Upon this membrane is spread the ol-facto-ry,or nerve of smell. (Fig. 61.) Q. What is the name of the nerve of smell ? Fig. 61.
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