EAL Nexus Resource Organs and systems Reference booklet Subject: Science Age group: 12 – 14, 15 - 16 Topic: Cells, organs and life processes © Bell Educational Trust 2016 EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials https://eal.britishcouncil.org/ This resource was originally developed by Z. Davies and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

Systems are made up of organs Organs are made up of tissues Tissues are made up of cells tissue organ cells system muscles heart Circulatory system

The brain controls the whole body and is a part of the nervous system

The heart pumps blood around the body and is a part of the circulatory system

The kidneys clean the blood of waste and are a part of the urinary system female male

The liver controls the sugar level and breaks down the fat; it is a part of the digestive system

The lungs supply the body with oxygen and help breathing; they are a part of the respiratory system

The stomach helps to digest food and is a part of the digestive system

The skin controls the body temperature and protects the inside organs, it is a part of the integumentary system

Image attributions Cells: https://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/206766509 By Ed Uthman via Flikr, creative commons permission to re-use with attribution. Muscles: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zjootsuite/2357291507 By Ton Haex, via Flikr, creative commons permission to re-use with attribution. Heart: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CoeurHumain.svg By Meul (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or FAL], via Wikimedia Commons. Circulatory system: https://pixabay.com/p-311864/?no_redirect public domain via Pixabay Brain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_brain_01.jpg By Allan Ajifo [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Nervous system: https://www.flickr.com/photos/perpetualplum/3974877876 public domain via FLikr from book published 1908 Kidneys: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kidneys.gif By Mikael Häggström and Madhero88 (Adapted from File:Kidney copy.png by Madhero88) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Urinary system (female): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urinary_(female).jpg By Unknown Illustrator [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Urinary system (male): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urinary_(male).jpg By Unknown Illustrator [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Liver: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liver_1.gif By Mikael Häggström (File:Human Hepar.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Digestive system: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Digestive-system-for-kids.png By Leysi24 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Lungs: https://pixabay.com/en/lungs-organ-anatomy-bronchia-154282/ public domain no attribution required via Pixabay Respiratory system: https://pixabay.com/en/human-respiratory-lungs-anatomy-312757/ public domain no attribution required via Pixabay Stomach: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stomach.png By Mikael Häggström (File:Gray1050-stomach.png) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Skin: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin#/media/File:Human_skin_structure.jpg By XenonR via Wikimedia Commons Integumentary system: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piel_y_cabello_vs_feolamina.jpg By Yoyo280879 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons