My Body: quick revision, 12 bites

Your Body Is a Team of Parts

Every part has a job.

Your **body** is made of many parts that work together. Each part, called an **organ**, does a special job to keep you alive and active.

Takeaway. Your body is a team — every part has a special job.

What Are Sense Organs?

Five windows to the world.

**Sense organs** are body parts that help you know what is happening around you. They send messages to your **brain**.

Takeaway. Five sense organs connect you to the world.

The Brain Controls Everything

Your body's boss.

The **brain** is inside your **head**. It tells your body what to do and helps you think, learn, and remember.

Takeaway. The brain is the control centre of your body.

Bones Give You Shape

Strong frame inside you.

**Bones** are hard parts inside your body. Together they make the **skeleton**. Bones give your body shape and protect important organs.

Takeaway. Bones give shape and protect your organs.

Muscles Help You Move

Pull and bend.

**Muscles** are soft, stretchy parts that cover your bones. They pull on bones to help you move, smile, and even breathe.

Takeaway. Muscles pull bones so you can move.

The Heart Pumps Blood

Beat, beat, all day.

The **heart** is inside your chest. It pumps **blood** to every part of your body. Blood carries **oxygen** and food to your cells.

Takeaway. The heart pumps blood to keep you alive.

Lungs Help You Breathe

In with air, out with air.

**Lungs** are inside your chest, near the heart. When you breathe in, they fill with **air**. They take **oxygen** from the air and send out **carbon dioxide**.

Takeaway. Lungs take in oxygen and push out carbon dioxide.

The Stomach Digests Food

Food's first big stop.

The **stomach** is a bag-like organ in your belly. It mixes food with juices and breaks it into smaller pieces. This is called **digestion**.

Takeaway. The stomach breaks food into tiny pieces.

Teeth Help You Chew

Bite, chew, swallow.

**Teeth** are hard, white parts in your mouth. They cut and grind food so it is easy to swallow. You have different types of teeth for different jobs.

Takeaway. Teeth cut and grind food before you swallow.

Skin Covers Your Body

Your body's coat.

**Skin** is the outer covering of your body. It protects the parts inside and helps you feel touch, heat, and cold.

Takeaway. Skin protects you and helps you feel.

Keep Your Body Healthy

Care for your body.

Takeaway. Healthy habits keep your body strong.

Don't Mix Up the Senses

Each sense has its own organ.

Students often mix up which organ does what. Remember: **eyes see**, **ears hear**, **nose smells**, **tongue tastes**, and **skin feels**.

Takeaway. Match each sense to its correct organ.