Organs and Systems Flashcards

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Organs

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Brain 
Heart
Eye
Lungs
Liver
Kidney
Large intestine
Small intestine
Stomach
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Eye

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The eye allows us to judge the distances and size of objects more easily.

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Brain

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Uses oxygen from our blood to send and receives messages quickly all around our body.

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Heart

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Pumps blood which carries oxygen all around our body

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Lungs

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They expand and contract to get oxygen into our blood

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Stomach

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Helps digest food by using hydrochloric acid to break it down

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Liver

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It makes bile
It stores glucose as glycogen
Cleans your blood
Helps the body use carbohydrates

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Kidneys

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To balance the amount of water that goes into our body, the amount that gets out by urine and to filter our blood.

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Small intestine

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Absorbs useful nutrients from the food we eat

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Large intestine

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Absorbs water and passes the waste from our food out as faeces.

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Skin

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Inside layer is called dermis
In this layer we have sweat glands, hair follicles, nerves and blood vessels.
Outside layer is called epidermis
Contains pigment which causes the colour of our skin
It protects us from the environment

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