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 |