bodyworks vocab 3
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OrgansStructures made of one or more tissues
that perform a function in the human
body
System
Organs working together to perform a function
Digestive System
Body system needed for
eating, digesting and absorbing
food
Function
Digestive System
The major parts are mouth, esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum
Structure
Circulatory SystemFunction
Transports blood through
the body
Circulatory System
The major parts are the heart,
arteries, veins and capillaries
Structure
Respiratory SystemFunction
Takes in oxygen and
gives off carbon dioxide
Respiratory System
Major parts are the trachea,
bronchial tubes, lungs and
alveoli
Structure
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory and Circulatory
systems working together
Stomach
Muscular sac that holds food,
chemical and mechanical
digestion occurs here
Small Intestine
Nutrients are absorbed from food
and go into the blood
here
Absorbs water, stores wastes, and
sends wastes to
rectumwww.webset-lms.com
Large Intestine
Produces bile, helps
digest fats, and breaks down toxins
Liver
This produces chemicals, such
as digestive enzymes, that
help digest food.
Pancreas
LigamentAttaches the bones
at the joint
Tendon
Attaches muscle to
bone
TracheaWindpipe, air
flows from mouth to bronchial
tubes
Bronchial Tubes
Air passes through
these just before the
lungs www.chm.bris.ac.uk/
AlveoliTiny sacs in lungs where oxygen and
carbon dioxide are exchanged
CapillariesTiny blood
vessels where nutrients and
wastes are exchanged.
Arteries
Blood vessels, move
oxygenated blood away from heart
Veins
Blood vessels that move blood
back into the heart