Mahi tahi ai te pūnaha tairongo me te pūnaha ioio. Ko ngā taringa, ko ngā whatu, ko te ihu, ko te arero, ko te kiri ngā whēkau matua o tēnei pūnaha. Ko tā rātou mahi he kapo mai i ngā oro, i ngā kitenga, i ngā kakara, i ngā tāwara, me ngā pānga kiri, he tuku i ngā karere io ki te roro, ki reira whakamāorihia ai. I tua atu i ērā ko ngā rongo o te ngākau me ngā rongo o te puku i ngā momo āhuatanga pērā i te aroha, i te pōuri, i te ihi me te wehi.
The sensory system works in tandem with the nervous system. The ears, eyes, nose, tongue and skin are the main organs of the sensory system, capturing the sounds, sights, smells, tastes and touches of the environment and sending nerve signals for interpretation by the brain. In addition, the heart and the stomach also sense phenomena such as love, sadness, excitement, awe and fear.
He aha te wāhi ki ngā ioio i roto i te pūnaha tairongo?
Ka āhua ngoikore haere te pūnaha tairongo i te hunga mātāpuputu.
Ko te mātanga ioio tētahi o ngā tūngaio hauora ka mātua aro ki te pūnaha tairongo o te tangata.