Organ Functions
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Body Systems
Vocab
100

This signals the body to react to changes in the environment, such as danger or the smell of food.

Brain

100

This holds urine before it is released from the body.

Bladder

100

This pump works every minute of life.

Heart

100

This system includes the stomach, esophagus and intestines

digestive

100

A desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.

Trade-off

200

This protects your brain and its connection to your spinal cord.

Skull

200

These sense the outside world and communicate with the rest of the body’s systems.

Nerves

200

This protects the lungs and supports breathing.

Rib Cage

200

This system includes the nose, trachea, and lungs

Respiratory System

200

A collection of tissues that performs a particular function or set of functions.

Organ

300


This moves food from the mouth into the stomach.

Esophagus

300

These begin the process of mechanical digestion and provide additional structure to the jaw.

Teeth

300

This absorbs water from food, stores wastes, and eventually eliminates wastes from the body.

Large Intestine

300

This system includes the brain and spinal cord

Nervous System

300

Information that supports or refutes a claim.

Evidence

400

Nutrients are absorbed from food and go into the blood here.

Small Intestine

400

This tube connects the throat and nose to the smaller tubes that lead into the lungs.

Trachea (windpipe)
400

These remove wastes from the blood and transfer them into urine.

Kidneys

400

this body system includes the heart, veins and arteries

Circulatory System or Cardiovascular System

400

Chemicals that an organism takes in from its environment to use as a source of energy or as building blocks for growth.

Nutrients

500

This produces bile, which helps digest fats, break down toxins, and regulate cholesterol and sugar in the blood.

 Liver

500


In these tiniest blood vessels, blood and organs exchange nutrients and waste.

Capillaries
500

These are the tiny sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

Alveoli

500

This system includes the kidneys, bladder, lungs, and sweat glands

Excretory System

500

Tests run on human volunteers to show that a new medicine or device is both safe and effective.

Clinical Trial