By Jennifer Quigley

The Human Body

Table of ContentsIntroduction……………………………………………………………………………….……...……2

Our Lungs…………………..…………………………………………………………………..……...3

Our Stomachs…………………..……….…………………………………………………….………4

Our Brains………….………………………………………………………………..…………………5

Our Kidneys……………………………………………………………………………………..…....6

Our Intestines…….…………………………………………………………………….…….………7

Our Heart………………………….…………………………………………………….….…….…..8

How to be a Healthier Me…………….……………………………………………………………9

Vocabulary…………………..……………………………….………………………….………10-12

Questions………………….................................................................................13-14

IntroductionPeople come in all shapes and sizes. They have different colored hair and skin and eyes. Even though you may look different from your best friend on the outside, you both look the same on the inside. In fact, everyone looks the same on the inside- even adults!

We all have Stomach

Heart

Intestines

Kidneys

Lungs

Brain

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Our Brain

Our brain is inside our head. It is like our bodies’ computer. It controls the way we think, how we move, and our memory. The brain is made of millions of nerve cells that are sensitive to sights and feelings. When we see something or feel something, nerve cells send messages to our body and that tell the muscles how to act.

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Our LungsWe use our lungs to breathe. As we breathe in, our lungs fill up with air that has oxygen. The cells in our blood take this oxygen and move it through our bodies. When we breathe out, we are getting rid of carbon dioxide from our cells that we don’t need.

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Our StomachsWhen we take a bite of food we chew into smaller pieces to make it easier for the stomach to use. After we swallow the pieces, they move into the stomach. Nutrients and minerals are taken out of the food we eat in the stomach. The stomach uses special fluids that turn the food into a thick paste.

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Our IntestinesOur intestines move the paste that our stomachs make and take out all the rest of the nutrients that were not taken by the stomach. We have two kinds of intestines. The paste goes through our small intestine first and then goes though the large intestine.

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Our KidneysKidneys are organs that are found on the sides of the body. Everyone has one kidney on each side of their body around their waist. Kidneys are used to filter things we don’t need from our blood. They also help to balance water, salt, and minerals in our body.

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Our HeartOur heart’s job is to pump blood through your body. This blood has nutrients to feed cells so they have the energy to do their jobs.

Your heart is a muscle in your body. It works by relaxing and squeezing itself to push the blood through it.

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How to be a Healthy Me

The 2 best ways for you to be healthy are to get plenty of

exercise and to eat healthy foods. Foods like fruits and vegetables contain vitamins, minerals, and protein, that your body needs to stay healthy.

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blood:

brain:

heart:

intestines:

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lungs:

kidneys:

mineral:

nutrient:

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protein:

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vitamin: a substance needed for the health and normal working of the body.

questions1. Which part of our body do we use to pump blood?

2. Which part of the body takes the things we do not need from our blood?

3. What part of our body do we use to breathe?

4. Which part of our body do we use when we are thinking?

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5. What are the 2 best ways to keep your body healthy?

6. After the stomach takes nutrients out of food, where does it go?

7. What part organ turns the food we eat into a paste?

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Print this page and laminate it along with the others but do not bind it with the book. Cut out the pictures below individually and attach 1 side of the Velcro to each. Adhere the other side of the Velcro in the orange boxes on pages. Place each organ piece in the corresponding location (on pages 3-10) in the book before reading. These will be the pieces that will kids will in the different parts of the book.