WORD LIST: Organs of the Human Body

breast

produces mother's milk to feed a baby

heart

the organ of the body which pumps blood around; also, the most important part of a person or thing; the deepest and truest expression of a person's being ("He loves his wife with all his heart.")

intestines

tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the stomach; part of the intestines also remove solid wastes from the body

kidney

cleans liquid wastes from the body

liver

makes some proteins and enzymes; removes poisons from the blood

lung

takes in and expels air from the body

prostate

a part of the male reproductive system

stomach

breaks down food for the body to use

uterus

a part of the female reproductive system where a foetus develops