Body Organs Matching Worksheet

Name: ______________________________________ Date: ______________

Match the organs to the best available answer in the second column.

_____ Skeleton 1) cleans out toxins in blood and takes vitamins out
of the blood to be used by the body

_____ Lungs 2) stores red blood cells and destroys those red
blood cells that have been worn out

_____ Small Intestine 3) hard structure that gives the body its shape and
protects organs

_____ Stomach 4) helps us smell and uses small hairs and mucus
membrane to clean and warm air

_____ Large Intestine 5) makes pancreatic juice and insulin to regulate

the body’s blood sugar

_____ Muscles 6) stores a greenish-yellow liquid called bile and

is shaped like a pear

_____ Spleen 7) helps us see and utilizes tears to clean

_____ Brain 8) helps us taste sweet/sour/bitter/salty

_____ Kidneys 9) Is many feet long and pushes solid waste matter
out of the body

_____ Liver 10) pumps blood through the entire body

_____ Heart 11) helps us hear sounds

_____ Pancreas 12) digests and holds food for about 2 hours

_____ Gall Bladder 13) takes carbon dioxide out of blood and puts
oxygen into blood

_____ Bladder 14) cleans blood and sends liquid waste to bladder

_____ Skin 15) protects the body from getting hurt and covers
the whole body

_____ Eyes 16) sends messages to the body and helps vital organs
 perform their functions

_____ Nose 17) very long organ that digests food as it pushes the food
to large intestine

_____ Ears 18) holds organs in place and help organs do their job

_____ Tongue 19) stores liquid waste

Answers:

12 - Stomach
13 - Lungs
17 - Small Intestine
3 - Skeleton
9 - Large Intestine
18 - Muscles
16 - Brain
2 - Spleen
14 - Kidneys
19 - Bladder
10 - Heart
5 - Pancreas
6 - Gall Bladder
1 - Liver
15 - Skin
7 - Eyes
4 - Nose
11 - Ears
8 - Tongue