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Brain
Controls body function
Centre of the nervous system
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Skin
Outer protective cover of the body
Skin
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Spleen
Lies on the underside of the stomach. Produces antibodies/acts as a defence mechanism and controls the volume of blood circulating
Lymphatic system
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Liver
Factory of the body. Breaks down toxins, nitrogenous waste and drugs for removal from the body. Produces bile.
Digestive system
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Oesophagus
Gullet/food pipe. Transports food from throat to stomach.
Digestive system
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Stomach
Receives food, commences protein digestion.
Digestive system
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Duodenum, Jejunum and Ileum
Small intestine. Long tube from stomach to colon where digestion is completed and most absorption takes place.
Digestive system
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Colon
Large intestine. Absorbs water and manufactures faeces.
Digestive system
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Pancreas
Gland below the stomach in the curve of the duodenum which produces insulin and pancreatic juice.
Digestive system/Endocrine system
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Gall Bladder
Lies on the underside of the liver. Concentrates and stores bile for excretion into duodenum to aid digestion.
Digestive system
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Pharynx
Throat, back of the nose and mouth.
Respiratory system
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Larynx
Voice box (forms Adam's apples in the male).
Respiratory system
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Trachea
Wind pipe takes air to and from the lungs.
Respiratory system
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Bronchus
Large airway passages transporting air into the lungs.
Respiratory system
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Lungs
2 organs lying in the chest. where the exchange of gases take place during breathing.
Respiratory system
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Heart
Muscular pump lying betwen the lungs which pumps to circulate blood around the body.
Cardiovascular system
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Aorta
Main artery of the body. Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
Cardiovascular system
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Superior Vena Cava/Inferior Vena Cava
Main veins. Carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.
Cardiovascular system
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Arteries
Blood vessels which usually carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and around the body.
Cardiovascular system
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Veins
Blood vessels which usually carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
Cardiovascular system
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Kidneys
The 2 organs in the body that produce urine.
Urinary system
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Bladder
The organ that holds urine prior to its excretion from the body.
Urinary system
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Urethra
Tube which carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
Urinary system
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Ovaries
Female organs that produce eggs and hormones.
Female reproductive system
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Fallopian/uterine tubes
2 tubes, connected to the womb, where fertilisation of the egg takes place.
Female reproductive system
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Uterus
Womb. Organ where the foetus grows.
Female reproductive system
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Vagina
Birth canal. Organ which connecs the womb to the outside of the body.
Female reproductive system
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Mammary glands
Breasts. 2 organs situated at the front of the chest which produces milk to feed the newborn baby.
Female reproductive system
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