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Human anatomy basics
Basic verifiable facts about the organs and systems of the human body. Official RepeatMe collection; written and proofread by the editorial team.
What's inside
- Which organ pumps blood around the body?
- The heart
- Which organ is responsible for breathing?
- The lungs
- Which organ controls the body and thinking?
- The brain
- In which organ is food digested?
- The stomach
- Which organ cleans the blood and produces bile?
- The liver
- Which organs remove urine?
- The kidneys
- The largest organ of the human body?
- The skin
- How many chambers does the human heart have?
- Four
- The fluid that carries oxygen around the body?
- Blood
- What do red blood cells carry?
- Oxygen
- The framework of the body made of bones?
- The skeleton
- How many bones does an adult human have?
- 206
- What moves the body by contracting?
- The muscles
- The organ of sight?
- The eye
- The organ of hearing?
- The ear
- The organ of smell?
- The nose
- The organ of taste?
- The tongue
- What carries signals from the brain to the body?
- The nerves
- Vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart?
- Arteries
- Vessels that carry blood TO the heart?
- Veins
- The main breathing muscle below the lungs?
- The diaphragm
- Where are nutrients absorbed from food?
- The intestine
- The hard tissue covering the outside of a tooth?
- Enamel
- The organ that produces insulin?
- The pancreas
- How many lungs does a human have?
- Two
- What protects the brain?
- The skull