the human body

The Human Body Human body parts Human Organs The Human Brain To control your body and house your mind The Voice Box To create sounds and prevent food from entering your airways Lungs To deliver oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from your blood Heart The heart is a muscular organ, responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions Liver To get rid of toxins, to regulate your blood sugar levels and to produce bile Spleen Cleaning your blood, destroying old red blood cells and fighting infection Stomach Storing food, breaking food down and mixing it with juices secreted by your stomach lining Kidneys To make urine from waste products and excess water found in your blood Gallbladder To store and concentrate bile produced in your liver Bile is a greenish-yellow, slightly acidic fluid that is made in your liver You produce about one litre of it a day Pancreas Secreting digestive enzymes and hormones that control blood sugar levels When you eat, your pancreas releases digestive juices This fluid is rich in enzymes that break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates Large Intestine To convert food waste products into faeces Small Intestine A five metre long narrow tube that hangs in sausage-like coils Chemical digestion of food and absorption of nutrients into your blood Skin Flat, pliable and tough, between 0.5 and 4mm thick To protect your body from damage, infection and drying out Appendix A narrow, muscular, wormlike pouch, usually around nine centimetres long Its function is unknown Bladder Urine, made in your kidneys, is transported to your bladder via two narrow tubes As your bladder fills up with urine it stretches It can hold about pint of fluid Human Organs The Human Skeleton I am afraid we have run out of time, we will have to cover this next time [...]... and 4mm thick To protect your body from damage, infection and drying out Appendix A narrow, muscular, wormlike pouch, usually around nine centimetres long Its function is unknown Bladder Urine, made in your kidneys, is transported to your bladder via two narrow tubes As your bladder fills up with urine it stretches It can hold about 1 pint of fluid Human Organs The Human Skeleton I am afraid we .. .Human body parts Human Organs The Human Brain To control your body and house your mind The Voice Box To create sounds and prevent food from... tubes As your bladder fills up with urine it stretches It can hold about pint of fluid Human Organs The Human Skeleton I am afraid we have run out of time, we will have to cover this next time... deliver oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from your blood Heart The heart is a muscular organ, responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions Liver To