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Global View - Human Anatomy #D0333

A: OK class, so today we are going to continue with our anatomy class, today we will review everything we have learned. Can anyone tell me what the first major organ is?

B: The brain!

A: That’s right the brain! It serves as a control center for the body, handling the processes of the central nervous system as well as cognition. Then what major organ is in our chest?

B: The heart!

A: Very good! It pumps blood throughout the body, using the circulatory system such as blood vessels and veins. Now let’s not forget that our lungs provide oxygen to our heart and body to keep us alive! Now what about the organs that help us digest food?

B: The stomach and intestines!

A: Very good! Let’s not forget that the stomach is the one that breaks down our food and our intestines process that food and then expel the waste. Are we forgetting anything?

B: Yeah! Our kidneys, liver and bladder!

A: Oh yes, you are right. Very important organs indeed.

B: So what do these organs do teacher?

A: Well, ummm, they... Time for a break! We can talk about it when you get back.

Key Vocabulary

anatomy - the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen

organ - a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure e.g heart

brain - an organ enclosed in the skull that controls and co ordinates the body

control - the ability to direct the actions of something

process - a planed series of steps or actions that leads to something

chest - the front of the body, from neck to the waist

heart - an organ in the chest that pumps blood

pump - to supply, to circulate

blood - the fluid that circulates in the body

lung - body part that inflates with air and allows breathing

oxygen - a gas that we breath in order to live

digest - to swallow and dissolve something

stomach - the organ people use to digest food

expel - to release something

liver - the organ used to produce blood

Supplementary Vocabulary

leg - lower limbs of the body

arm - the upper limbs of the human body

skull - the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face

embalm - to treat a dead body so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs

spine - backbone of the body