Organ Functions

4. intestines, absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food and get rid of any waste products left over
7. makes sperm
8. intestines, breaks down food from the stomach and absorbs much of the nutrients from the food
10. expand to store urine
11. fights germs in blood, controls blood cells, filters blood, and removes old or damaged red blood cells
13. marrow, manufactures bone marrow stem cells and other substances, which in turn produce blood cells
14. pumps blood
15. helps you inhale and exhale
16. transports air from the lungs
18. filters waste and toxic substances out of the body
19. carry food and liquid from your mouth to your stomach
20. stores bile

1. house and release eggs. It also produces hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
2. protect good bacterias in the gut
3. filters blood
5. makes white blood cells called T lymphocytes (T cells) which helps to fight against infections
6. holds and breaks down food
9. helps us breath
12. creates enzymes which help break down sugars, fats, and starches
16. controls your metabolism, produces T4 (Thyroxine) & T3 (Triiodothyronine), and tells the body's cells how much energy to use
17. ducts, allows bile to go from the liver and gallbladder into the small intestine where it helps digest fats in food