Intestines

Intestines are a

The colored part of

digestive system. the eye around the

pupil is the iris.

help digest food,

absorb it into the

body, and excrete

waste.

legs

Many animals

jaws

Jaws let you open and

close your mouth and

take bites.

The knee is

kidney where the leg

The kidney are bean- bends. It it

shaped organs that take between the

waste from the blood lower leg and the

and produce urine. upper leg (the

thigh).

have legs. People

have two legs,

cows have four

legs, insects have

six legs, and

spiders have eight

legs. Tables and

lips

Chickens don't

have lips, but

people do.

lungs

Some animals use lungs

to breathe. People have

lungs.

mouth

We use our mouths to

eat and talk.

nail

Nails are hard

scales that grow

at the ends of

your fingers.

chairs also have

legs.

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iris

part of the

The intestines

pupil

A pupil is the

opening in the

center of the

When you are

naked, you aren't between shoulders. breathe; it also gives us a A nurse takes care of pupil looks like a

wearing any you when you're sick or

sense of smell. black circle in the

clothes. hurt.

middle of the

eye.

shoulder

Your shoulders

are under your

neck.

skeleton

A skeleton is the

set of bones in a

body. People have

skeletons, and so

do many other

animals.

skin

The skin is the outer

covering of our body.

tongue

The skull is the bony Our tongue helps

us eat, taste, and

talk.

supports the jaws. This

is a T. rex skull.

spine

The spine (also

called the

backbone) is a

series of

connected bones

in the back that

surround and

protect the spinal

stomach

The stomach is a

pouch-like organ

that is part of the

digestive system.

The stomach helps

digest food by

churning it in an

acid bath.

thumb

The thumb is the widest

finger on a person's hand.

The thumb is next to the

pointing finger. All apes

(like gorillas and chimps)

have thumbs.

toe

We have five toes on

each foot.

toenail

Toenails grow at

the ends of your

toes.

cord.

tooth

We use our teeth

A vertebra is one of the series

of small, connected bones in

Teeth are held in the spine that surround and

protect the spinal cord. The

plural of vertebra is

waist

The waist is the middle An x-ray is a picture of

of the body, between the

chest and the hips.

vertebrae.