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biology 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aorta | the largest blood vessel in the body |
| colon | the lower part of the large intestine that absorbs water and makes waste |
| cornea | the clear, outer layer of the eye that lets in light |
| esophagus | a tube that pushes food to the stomach |
| gall bladder | a small sac attached to the liver and stores bile (liquid that helps digest fats) until it is needed |
| kidneys | two bean shaped organs that take liquid waste from the blood and turn it into urine |
| lungs | a pair of sac like organs in the chest that put oxygen into the blood |
| lymph nodes | small oval capsules all over the body that destroy bacteria |
| organ | a group of tissues that work together to do a certain function, such as eyes for sight or lungs for breathing |
| small intestine | the long tube like organ where food is digested |