- The brain controls everything in our body, including actions, emotions, personality, memory, language, and movement.
- The lungs bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide from the blood stream.
- The heart pumps blood to and from the lungs.
- The liver filters toxins from the body, makes bile for fat digestion, stores vitamins and minerals, and controls blood sugar levels.
- The kidneys filter blood and make urine.
- The spleen cleans the blood, destroys old red blood cells, and fights infection.
- The stomach breaks down food.
- The gallbladder stores the bile secreted by the liver.
- The trachea is the air passage between the lungs and the outside of the body through the trachea.
- The esophagus carries food from the throat to the stomach.
- The pancreas produces enzymes that help digest food and hormones that control blood sugar.
- The small intestine absorbs nutrients from digested food.
- The large intestine absorbs water and forms feces.
- The rectum stores feces until they are expelled from the body.
- The bladder stores urine until it is expelled from the body.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of body organs and their functions worksheet.
