UNIT 2: organ identification chart

Brain

~Nervous System ~regulates body functions

Bone

-Skeletal System ~supports the body; protects organs; stores fat and calcium; site of blood cell production

Vena Cava (vein)

~Cardiovascular System ~carried blood to the heart

Heart

~Cardiovascular System ~pumps blood to the body; blood transport pump

Aorta [artery]

~Central Nervous System ~transports blood away from heart

Large Intestine

~Digestive System ~forms and stores feces; reabsorbs water, electrolytes, liquid- soluble vitamins

Small Intestine

~Digestive System ~major site for digestion and absorption of nutrients; body reflexes

Liver

~Digestive System ~metabolizes fat, proteins, and glucose; stores vitamins; degrades hormones; detoxifies alcohol; produces bile

Esophagus

~Digestive System ~moves food from the mouth Ito the stomach

Stomach

~Digestive System ~storage site for food; begins protein digestion; absorption of liquid- soluble substances (alcohol, aspirin, drugs)

Pancreas

~Digestive and Endocrine System ~regulates carbohydrate metabolism; produces digestive enzymes

Thyroid Gland

~Endocrine System ~produce, store, and release hormones into the bloodstream so that hormones can reach the body's cells

Pituitary Gland

~Endocrine System ~secrete hormones into your bloodstream

Ovary

~Female Reproductive System ~produces oocytes and hormones like estrogen and progesterone

Uterus

~Female Reproductive System ~site of fetal development; provides nutrients to the embryo

Vagina

~Female Reproductive System ~tube-shaped passage from the uterus to the outside body

Skin

~Integumentary System ~protects underlying tissues from desiccation, pathogens, UV light, produces vitamin D; regulates body temperature

Spleen

~Lymphatic System ~destroys old red blood cells; stores platelets; acts in immune system to produce cells that produce antibodies

Lymph node

~Lymphatic System ~filters lymph to trap pathogens

Testis

~Male Reproductive System ~produces sperm and hormones like testosterone

Muscle

~Muscular System ~contracts to move the body or fluids through the body; generates heat

Spinal Cord

~Nervous System ~conducts impulses between body and train; site of many body reflexes

Nerve

~Nervous System ~sense the outside world and changes in the environment (danger or food)

Larynx

~Respiratory System ~an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals (voice box)

Lungs

~Respiratory System ~delivers oxygen to blood and removed CO2 from the body

Pharynx

~Respiratory System ~transfer food from the mouth to the esophagus and to warm/ moisten, and filter air before it moved to the trachea

Kidney

~Urinary System ~removed wast from the blood to form urine

Urinary Bladder

~Urinary System ~storage area for urine