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liver

filters and removes harmful substances like alochol, drugs from the blood, produces bile, stores glucose as glycogen, converts ammonia to urea

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kidneys

remove toxins from blood (urea and creatinine) and eliminate them through urine. regulate fluid balence, electrolyte balence, blood pressure regulation

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spleen

filters blood for damaged red blood cells, white blood cells, removes them from circulation, it also stores blood.

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Lung

gas exchange. facilitates transfer of oxygen from the air into the blood, and carbon dioxide from the blood gets expelled from the body.

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Heart

circulates/pumps blood throughout the entire body. ensures that oxygenated blood gets to all of the organs/tissues, and that deoxygenated gets taken back to the lungs to get oxygenated again.

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small intestine

absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream=main function

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cecum

absorb the liquids and salts that remain after digestion (called chyme), microbrial fermentation, vitamin production, intiation of feces formation

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large intestine

absorb water and electrolytes from undigested food, forming fecal matter

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gonads

produce gametes and sex hormones

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