Body Parts
This organ helps clean your blood?
Liver
This liquid in your mouth helps soften food.
saliva
These give your body energy.
carbohydrates
The smallest parts of living things.
cells
This scientist studied tiny living things with microscopes.
Anton van Leeuwehoek
These are tubes where food travels in your body.
intestines
Food starts breaking down in this place.
in the mouth
These help your body grow and stay healthy.
nutrients
Groups of body parts that work together.
systems
These tiny living things that can cause sickness.
bacteria
This organ holds urine before it leaves your body.
The bladder
Food moves from the mouth to this tube
esophagus
These are harmful things in your body that can make you sick.
Toxins
To take in or soak up nutrients.
absorb
Your body is made up of these.
organs
These organs clean your blood and are in pairs.
kidneys
These tiny finger-like parts help absorb nutrients.
villi
These are small but important nutrients found in food.
vitamins and minerals
To give your body foods so it can grow.
nourish
Your body systems work together to do this.
To keep your body working and healthy.
This organ helps store food before itis digested.
The stomach
This is what your body does to break food into smaller pieces.
digestion
A person who gives advice about healthy eating is called this.
nutritionist
This word means something is very important or needed.
essential
These systems help remove waste from your body.
digestive and excretory systems