| A | B |
|---|
| arteries | Largest blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| heart | Organ which pumps blood around the body |
| plasma | the watery part of the blood |
| red blood cells | the part of the blood that carries oxygen and gets rid of waste |
| veins | small blood vessels which carry blood back to the heart and lungs |
| white blood cells | the part of the blood that fights germs to keep you from getting sick |
| large intestine | tube about five feet long that takes water out of the undigested food and pushes the waste from the body |
| mouth | opening in the head through which food is taken in |
| saliva | the watery liquid made in the mouth by certain glands |
| small intesting | tube about 22 feet long which mixes juices into the food to help digestion |
| stomach | large bag made mostly of muscle which churns and squeezes food |
| bladder | organ which stores urine until it is passed from the body |
| kidneys | 2 reddish-brown organs that help the body get rid of liquid waste called urine |
| liver | an organ which takes out tiny bits of waste floating in the blood |
| pores | opening at the end of sweat glands |
| sweat | water and salt given off through pores in the skin |
| urine | liquid waste that is passed from the body |
| lungs | soft, thin, balloon-like organs in the chest which take in oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide |
| windpipe | a long tube which carries air from the mouth or nose to the lungs |
| carbon dioxide | waste given off by the cells |
