SC.5.L.14.1 - Organs & Their Functions

This organ is part of the excretory system. It filters the blood and removes waste. This organ also regulates the amount of water and salt in the body.

• kidney

• bladder

• intestines

• liver

These organs are responsible for making new organisms, such as babies.

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• sensory organs

• reproductive organs

A living thing

• organ

• organism

• organ system

A large tube that soaks up water and minerals from food and leaves behind the waste.

• pancreas

• liver

• bladder

• large intestines

These organs contract to help produce movement in the body. They move bones, digest food, pump blood, and remove waste from the body.

• skeleton

• muscles

• heart

• lungs

These organs are part of the respiratory system. They are two air sacs that bring in oxygen that the body needs and release carbon dioxide as waste gas.

• heart

• lungs

• brain

• muscles

This organ is part of the circulatory system. It is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.

• heart

• pancreas

• brain

• kidneys

These organs are part of the digestive system. They are long tubes that absorb nutrients from food and drinks and leave behind the waste.

• small and large intestines

• sensory organs

• stomach and pancreas

• bladder and kidneys

Work with the sensory organs to deliver messages to and from the brain.

• nerves

• liver

• pancreas

• muscles

This organ is part of the excretory system. It stores urine and then releases it from the body.

• kidney

• bladder

• pancreas

• liver