Organ Functions

3. marrow, manufactures bone marrow stem cells and other substances, which in turn produce blood cells
5. helps you inhale and exhale
7. controls your metabolism, produces T4 (Thyroxine) & T3 (Triiodothyronine), and tells the body's cells how much energy to use
8. protect good bacterias in the gut
9. creates enzymes which help break down sugars, fats, and starches
11. filters blood
12. fights germs in blood, controls blood cells, filters blood, and removes old or damaged red blood cells
14. holds and breaks down food
15. and Bile ducts, stores bile and allows bile to go from the liver and gallbladder into the small intestine where it helps digest fats in food
17. pumps blood
19. makes white blood cells called T lymphocytes (T cells) which helps to fight against infections

1. air from the lungs
2. expand to store urine
4. carry food and liquid from your mouth to your stomach
6. house and release eggs. It also produces hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
10. filters waste and toxic substances out of the body
13. intestines, absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food and get rid of any waste products left over
14. intestines, breaks down food from the stomach and absorbs much of the nutrients from the food
16. helps us breath
18. makes sperm