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    Tables – Human internal organs



    OrganDescription
    BrainResponsible for thoughts, memory, speech, and the coordination of activities all over the body.
    HeartPumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes.
    LungsExchange of gases. Oxygen is required for the conversion of food into useful energy, and carbon dioxide, a waste product of this process, is expelled.
    LiverProcesses nutrients absorbed by the intestine, detoxifies harmful substances, stores vitamins and iron, and produces bile, a substance necessary to digest and absorb fats.
    StomachBreaks down and digests food in order to extract necessary nutrients from what you have eaten.
    KidneysRemove waste from the body, form urine, help to balance fluids and electrolytes and perform other vital functions.
    Small IntestineAbsorption of nutrients and minerals from food occurs here.
    Large IntestineReabsorbs water from the undigested food material, and processes the waste material from the body.
    PancreasProduces important enzymes and hormones that help break down foods and regulates blood sugar levels.
    SpleenFilters blood and helps the body fight infections.
    GallbladderStores and concentrates bile, which is used to help digest fats.