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

2. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Image attributions
Cells: By Ed Uthman via Flikr, creative commons permission to re-use with attribution.
Muscles: By Ton Haex, via Flikr, creative commons permission to re-use with attribution.
Heart: By Meul (Own work) [GFDL ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( or FAL], via Wikimedia Commons.
Circulatory system: public domain via Pixabay
Brain: By Allan Ajifo [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Nervous system: public domain via FLikr from book published 1908
Kidneys: By Mikael Häggström and Madhero88 (Adapted from File:Kidney copy.png by Madhero88) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Urinary system (female): By Unknown Illustrator [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Urinary system (male): By Unknown Illustrator [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Liver: By Mikael Häggström (File:Human Hepar.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Digestive system: By Leysi24 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Lungs: public domain no attribution required via Pixabay
Respiratory system: public domain no attribution required via Pixabay
Stomach: By Mikael Häggström (File:Gray1050-stomach.png) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Skin: By XenonR via Wikimedia Commons
Integumentary system: By Yoyo (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons