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Organs ht
7Aa – Heart transplants/Human organs/Organ parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brain | Organ that controls what the body does. |
| flower | Part of a plant used for reproduction. |
| foodpipe | Organ in the shape of a tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach.Also called ‘gullet’. |
| function | Job. |
| gullet | More scientific name for ‘foodpipe’. |
| heart | Organ that pumps blood. |
| heart transplant | Putting a new heart into someone. |
| intestines | The small intestine and large intestine together. |
| kidneys | Organs used to clean the blood and make urine. |
| large intestine | Organ that removes water from unwanted food. |
| leaf | Plant organ used to make food by photosynthesis. |
| liver | Organ used to make and destroy substances in our bodies. |
| lungs | Organs used to take oxygen out of the air and put waste carbon dioxide into the air. |
| organ | A large part of a plant or animal that does a very important job. It is made from different tissues. |
| photosynthesis | Process that plants use to make their own food. It needs light to work. |
| root | Plant organ used to take water out of the soil. |
| root hair tissue | Found in roots. Takes in water from the soil. |
| skin | Organ used for protection and feeling. |
| small intestine | Organ used to break up and absorb food. |
| stem | Plant organ used to take water to the leaves and to support the leaves. |
| stomach | Organ used to break up food. |
| tissue | Organs are made of different tissues. |
| trachea | More scientific name for ‘windpipe’. |
| windpipe | Organ in the shape of a tube that takes air to and from your lungs. Also called ‘trachea’. |
| xylem tissue | Found in roots, stems and leaves. Transports water. |