Includes bibliographical references and index.

What's around you? -- A pair of eyes -- Looking and seeing -- Inside your ears -- Hearing and listening -- Keeping your balance -- What's up your nose? -- Why smell is important -- On your tongue -- Tasting food and drink -- Sensing with your skin -- Feeling temperature and pain -- Do you have a sixth sense?

"Discusses the different senses of the human body, and how each work together and on their own"--Provided by publisher.