1. Life is Cool Lesson #1

2. Your Organs and Tissues

3. The Heart  Found on the left side of the chest  A pump made of four chambers  Pumps blood throughout the body  Blood carries oxygen to all the cells of the body

4. The Heart

5. How Your Heart Works  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/hu man.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/hu man.html

6. Lungs  One on each side of the chest One left lung One right lung  Take in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide  Place where air exchange happens  Exchanges gasses (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in blood

7. Kidneys  One on each side of the body toward the back  Main job is to filter the blood Phosphorus Sodium/Salt  Also help maintain body’s fluid balance Excess salt causes kidneys to hold onto extra fluid  Turns liquid waste into urine

8. Liver · A large organ that has 3 lobes or sections ·Helps store and filter the blood ·Makes bile and helps digest fatty foods

9. Pancreas  Located behind the stomach  Helps the body use sugar by making insulin  Helps digest food

10. Small Intestine  Runs from the end of the stomach to start of large intestine  Completes food digestion  Works to absorb nutrients from food

11. Review  Name the main job of each of the following organs: Heart Lungs Kidneys Liver Pancreas Small Intestine

12. References  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova  http://www.google.com/images http://www.google.com/images