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Anatomy: Organ functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| outer protective cover of body | skin |
| controls body functions | brain |
| produces antibodies, controls volume of blood | spleen |
| breaks down toxins, drugs, nitrogenous waste | liver |
| takes food from throat to stomach | oesophagus |
| digests food between stomach and colon | duodenum, jejunum, ileum |
| absorbs water and produces faeces | colon |
| produces insulin | pancreas |
| stores & secretes bile | gall bladder |
| throat | pharynx |
| voice box | larynx |
| takes air to and from lungs | trachea |
| muscular pump,circulates blood | heart |
| main artery | aorta |
| main veins | superior vena cava, inferior vena cava |
| muscular bag,begins digestion process | stomach |
| carry oxygenated blood | arteries |
| carry de-oxygenated blood | veins |
| produce urine | kidneys |
| connect kidneys to bladder | ureters |
| stores urine till micturition | bladder |
| carries urine from bladder to outside | urethra |
| produce eggs and hormones | ovaries |
| tubes where fertilisation takes place | fallopian tubes |
| where a foetus grows | uterus |
| birth canal | vagina |
| produce milk for babies | mammary glands |