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The organs of the human body They are sets of tissues that perform a specific function in the system. It is an anatomical and functional unit, that is, a series of tissues that performs several functions together.
The number of organs that the human body possesses is twenty one, and each one of them fulfills a fundamental and important function for the proper functioning of the organism.
The organs make up the structural characterization of the body, observing the most important functional units and deducing which are the most important functions of each one of them. The functional organization of the body is the alternative, which rather analyzes the actions carried out by the human body (systems and devices) and, based on that, thinks about the structures that are organized to fulfill those functions.
Organ structure
The organ structure It varies according to the case, being smaller or larger according to the functions it must have in the body, and the eventual storage that it must do.
Physically, however, the organs are classified between solid (which have an inner and an outer part) and membranous or hollow (which have hollow sac morphology).
Organ donation
When a person dies, some of their organs can continue to function and even medicine has been able to make transfusions.
That is why today people can explicitly declare their willingness to donate organs to those who need it, so that when they die, their organs are used in transplants (if the recipient body accepts the compatibility).
Complete list of human body organs
The twenty-one organs of the human body will be mentioned below, with a brief explanation of the functionality of each one of them.
Stomach: Organ in charge of grinding food into mush, so that it then passes into the intestine.
Language: Mobile organ that performs functions such as hydration of the mouth and the food that enters it.
Brain: Central part of the nervous system, with all the cognitive and emotional functions, in addition to the control of some vital activities such as the movement.
Lung: Organ in charge of breathing, that is, the exchange gaseous between air and blood, in the case of animals that perform direct respiration.
Heart: Main organ of the circulatory system, which works as a blood pump, distributing it throughout the body.
Eye: Visual organ that detects light, and converts it into impulses that travel to the neurons enabling vision.
Ear: Set of organs with the function of providing balance and hearing to the body.
Scam: Organ of the immune system, responsible for promoting the development of T lymphocytes, white blood cells that protect against foreign organisms.
Liver: Glandular organ of man and other vertebrates, which secretes bile and stores substances nutrients, in addition to eliminating toxic substances.
Urinary bladder: Organ that receives urine, stores it, and expels it through the urethra to the outside of the body.
Pancreas: Body responsible for producing enzymes that aid digestion, and also produces hormones or substances that circulate throughout the bloodstream.
Spleen: Vascular viscera of many vertebrates, with functions related to blood and the immune system.
Muscles: Tissues that generate movement by contracting or extending. They are attached to the skeleton through tendons.
Clitoris: Female sexual organ, which works rhythmically with other parts of the interior of the vagina.
Uterus: Organ where gestation occurs, being the largest of the organs of the female reproductive system.
Testicles: Glandular organs that form the most important part of the male reproductive system.
Prostate: Gland that secretes a fluid that stimulates the movement of sperm.
Penis: Copulatory and urinary organ of man, and other male animals.
Kidneys: Organ glandular located in the lumbar region, with the function of secreting urine.
Ovaries: Female reproductive organ, secretor of sex hormones and ovules.
Bones: Firm, hard and resistant organs that are part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. It is what gives the body the structure it has.
See also: Examples of Voluntary and Involuntary Movements
