Identify Organs

Heart

The heart is a muscle that pumps blood through the body.

💡 Did you know? It beats about 100,000 times a day.

Lung

The lung takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide when breathing.

💡 Did you know? It consists of two lobed wings.

Liver

The liver detoxifies the blood and is the largest internal gland.

💡 Did you know? It can partly regenerate itself.

Kidney

The kidneys filter the blood and produce urine.

💡 Did you know? Humans usually have two of them.

Stomach

The stomach is a muscular sac that breaks down food with acid.

💡 Did you know? A mucus layer protects it from itself.

Brain

The brain controls thought, movement and all bodily functions.

💡 Did you know? It contains billions of nerve cells.

Intestine

The intestine absorbs nutrients and is several metres long.

💡 Did you know? Countless helpful bacteria live in it.

Spleen

The spleen filters the blood and breaks down old red blood cells.

💡 Did you know? It sits on the left below the diaphragm.

Pancreas

The pancreas produces digestive juices and the hormone insulin.

💡 Did you know? Insulin regulates blood sugar.

Bladder

The bladder stores urine until it is passed.

💡 Did you know? It is a stretchy muscular pouch.

Thyroid

The thyroid sits in the neck and controls metabolism with hormones.

💡 Did you know? Its shape resembles a butterfly.

Eye

The eye takes in light and enables sight.

💡 Did you know? The lens focuses light onto the retina.