Who says there are only three?
The body is capable of detecting many things about itself. For example:
1. temperature (perceived as hot or cold)
2. lack of water (perceived as thirst)
3. lack of food (perceived as hunger)
4. lack of sleep (perceived as sleepiness)
5. injury (perceived as pain)
You could call each of this an "internal sense". If there's some technical definition of "internal sense", I'm not aware of it.
2007-07-11 20:48:35
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answered by lithiumdeuteride 7
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5 Internal Senses
2017-01-15 03:59:36
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answered by ? 4
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School children are routinely taught that there are five senses (1.sight, 2.hearing, 3.touch, 4.smell, 5.taste; a classification devised by ancient peoples). It is generally agreed that there are at least seven different senses in humans, and a minimum of two more observed in other organisms.
6. Thermoception is the sense of heat and the absence of heat (cold), also by the skin and including internal skin passages.
7. Nociception (physiological pain) is the nonconscious perception of near-damage or damage to tissue.
8. Equilibrioception, the vestibular sense, is the perception of balance or acceleration and is related to cavities containing fluid in the inner ear.
9. Proprioception, the kinesthetic sense, is the perception of body awareness and is a sense that people are frequently not aware of, but rely on enormously.
2007-07-11 20:50:52
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answered by swethal 3
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Internal senses are also of three main types: chemical, physical and mechanical
Chemical= carbon dioxide, ionic (sodium) concentration, glucose concentration, calcium concentration in the blood.
Physical= blood pressure, temperature, equilibrium, muscle and joint contraction and movements.
Mechanical= distension of GI tract, muscles, bladder, lungs.
2007-07-11 20:58:28
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answered by BP-LO 4
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Sight
Hearing
Speech
2007-07-11 20:52:16
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answered by Rick J 5
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