Human Body (BI.14.1) Vocabulary

Organ that stores and releases urine.

• bladder

• large intestine

• small intestine

• muscle

The organ in the nervous system that processes information.

• brain

• spinal cord

• lungs

• heart

A group of organs that work together to turn food into usable energy so your body can grow.

• digestion

• esophagus

• liver

• stomach

a tube that carries your food from your mouth into your stomach using smooth muscles.

• esophagus

• mouth

• muscle

• pancreas

A muscular organ that pumps blood through arteries, veins, & capillaries.

• heart

• lungs

• organ

• brain

A pair of organs that regulate blood and excrete liquid waste.

• kidneys

• muscles

• skull

• lungs

Absorbs water back into the blood leaving just the waste (feces) materials.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• kidney

• pancreas

Organ that produces bile to digest fatty foods.

• liver

• lung

• organ

• esophagus

Two organs that brings oxygen to the blood & removes carbon dioxide & other waste gases from the blood.

• lungs

• kidneys

• muscles

• skeleton

Organs that create movement by contracting or relaxing.

• muscle

• skeleton

• digestion

• bladder