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Our body consists of several parts or organs. Each organ has a job to do. For
example, our lungs absorb oxygen and give out carbon dioxide. Our heart

pumps blood to different parts of the body. Our stomach helps to digest food.
Our eyes help us to see.

The organs in the body do not work alone; they work together with other
organs. Several organs working together perform one major function for the

body. For example, the stomach alone cannot digest food. Other organs
such as the teeth, salivary glands, food pipe, small intestine, large intestine,
liver, pancreas, and some other work together with the stomach to digest the

food we eat and throw out the waste. These organs working together form a

system. The organs which help to digest food, together forms the digestive
system.

Our Skeleton

We have 206 bones inside our body that are connected together to form a
framework called the skeleton. The bones of the skeleton are organized into

a skeletal system. The skeleton has several important functions.

It provides support and the basic shape to the

body. Without the skeleton, the body would
be a shapeless heap of tissues.

It protects the soft organs of the body. The
skull protects the brain and the ribs protect the
heart and lungs.

Muscles are attached to the bones. Muscles
and bones work together to move different

parts of the body.

Skeleton

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