| Sense | Stimulus | Sense Organ | Sensory Receptor Cells |
|---|
| Hearing (audition) | Sound waves | Ear | Hair cells in cochlea |
| Vision | Light waves | Eye | Rods and cones in retina |
| Color vision | Different wave-lengths of light | Eye | Cones in retina |
| Smell (olfaction) | Airborne odor molecules | Nose | Hair-like receptor cells at top of nasal cavity |
| Taste (gustation) | Chemicals dissolved in saliva | Mouth, tongue | Taste buds |
| Touch | Pressure | Skin | Pacinian corpuscle |
| Pain | Tissue injury or damage; varied | Skin, muscles, and organs | Nociceptors |
| Movement (kinesthetic sense) | Movement of the body | None; muscle and joint tissue | Proprioceptors in muscle and joint tissue |
| Balance (vestibular sense) | Changes in position, gravity | Semicircular canals and vestibular sacs | Hair-like receptor cells in semicircular canals and vestibular sacs |