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Parts of the body

BLADDER -A hollow muscular organ that stores urine before expelling it from the body.
BONES - The bones provide 5 functions. They protect other vital organs, i.e. ribs protect the lungs. Support the body in an upright position. They are attached to muscles to help provide movement of the body. Bone marrow produces blood. Store salts inside provides a mineral reservoir for the body.
BRAIN -The brain is the master control center of the body. It receives information through the senses from inside and outside of the body. It analyzes this information then sends messages to the body that controls its functions and actions. The brain remembers past experiences, is the source of thought, moods, and emotions.

HEART -The chambered muscular organ that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system to supply oxygen to the body.

KIDNEYS -A pair of organsfunctioning to maintain proper water and electrolyte balance, regulate acid-base concentration, and filter the blood of metabolic wastes, which are then excreted as urine.

LARGE INTESTINES -Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces

LIVER -A large, reddish-brown, organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and is active in the formation of certain blood proteins and in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.