Organs Flashcards
Sense organ for SEEING
EYES
Sense organ for HEARING
EARS
Sense organ for FEELING
SKIN
Sense organ for TASTING
TONGUE
Sense organ SMELLING
NOSE
What is the nerve inside the ear that sends the sound signal to the brain?
Auditory Nerve
What is the nerve in the eye that sends the signal to the brain?
Optic Nerve
What are the nerves in the tongue that gets the signal (taste) and send it to the brain?
Taste buds
What is the nerve that gets the signal from the nose and send it to the brain?
Olfactory Nerve
It is the largest internal organ
Liver
What is the largest organ in the body?
Skin
A small, pouch-like organ that stores bile which helps break down fatty foods
Gall Bladder
It is a J-shaped organ that digests food. It produces enzymes and acids necessary for digestion.
Stomach
It helps further digest food coming from stomach. The three parts are duodenum, jejunum and ileum. It absorbs nutrients and water from the food so they can be used by the body.
Small Intestine
It is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body.
Brain