Gabaɗaya firikwensin ya ƙunshi sassa huɗu: abu mai mahimmanci, a

juzu'i na jujjuyawa, da'irar jujjuyawa da kuma samar da wutar lantarki. The

Abu mai mahimmanci yana jin nau'in da aka auna kai tsaye kuma yana fitar da zahiri

sigina mai yawa wanda ke da tabbataccen alaƙa tare da ma'aunin da aka auna. The

juzu'in juzu'i yana jujjuya fitowar siginar adadin jiki na firikwensin

cikin siginar lantarki; Da'irar juyawa tana da alhakin ƙarawa da

daidaita fitowar siginar lantarki ta hanyar juzu'i. Juyawa

abubuwa da da'irori na juyawa gabaɗaya suna buƙatar samar da wutar lantarki. The

Ana kwatanta aikin firikwensin sau da yawa da manyan gabobin jikin mutum guda biyar:

Hasken firikwensin - hangen nesa

Na'urar firikwensin Acoustic - Ji

 Gas firikwensin - Kamshi

 Na'urar firikwensin - Dandanna

 Matsakaicin matsi, zafin jiki, firikwensin ruwa - taɓawa

 Rarraba abubuwa masu mahimmanci:

 Physics, bisa tasirin jiki kamar ƙarfi, zafi, haske, wutar lantarki, maganadisu da sauti.

 Chemistry, bisa ka'idodin halayen sunadarai.

 Halittu, dangane da ayyukan gane kwayoyin halitta kamar enzymes, antibodies, da hormones.

Gabaɗaya, bisa ga ainihin aikin fahimtarsa, ana iya raba shi zuwa nau'i goma irin su

a matsayin abubuwan thermal, abubuwa masu ɗaukar hoto, abubuwan da suka dace da gas, abubuwan da ke da ƙarfi,

abubuwa masu mahimmanci na maganadisu, abubuwa masu ƙoshin zafi, abubuwa masu hankali, sautin radiyo

abubuwa masu mahimmanci, abubuwa masu laushi masu launi da dandano masu mahimmanci