What is a organ?
An organ is where several types of tissues come together to form a work unit. (1)
How many organs are in the human body?
78 (3)
Organs and Humans
What are types of organs of a human?
Listed alphabetically
adrenal glands (3)
anus (3)
appendix (3)
bladder (urinary) (3)
bones (3)
bone marrow (spongy part of bone) (3)
brain (3)
bronchi (tubes in the lungs) (3)
cerebellum (3)
diaphragm (muscles of breathing) (3)
ears (3)
esophagus (food pipe) (3)
eyes (3)
fallopian tubes (3)
gallbladder (3)
genitals (3)
heart (3)
hypothalamus (in the brain) (3)
joints (3)
kidneys (3)
large intestine (3)
larynx (voice box) (3)
liver (3)
lymph nodes (3)
mammary glands (3)
mesentery (covering of the intestines) (3)
mouth (3)
nasal cavity (3)
nose (3)
ovaries (3)
pancreas (3)
pineal gland (3)
parathyroid glands (3)
phyarynx (3)
pituitary gland (3)
prostate (3)
rectum (3)
salivary glands (3)
skeletal muscles (3)
skin (3)
spinal cord (3)
spleen (3)
stomach (3)
teeth (3)
thymus gland (3)
thyroid (3)
trachea (3)
tongue (3)
ureters (3)
urethra (3)
uterus (3)
human skeleton (3)
ligaments (connect muscles to bones) (3)
tendons (connect bones to bones) (3)
blood cells (3)
vagina (3)
hair (3)
the vestibular system of the ear (3)
placenta (3)
testes (3)
nails (3)
vas deferens (3)
seminal vesicles (3)
bulbourethral glands (3)
penis (3)
scrotum (3)
parathyroid glands (3)
thoracic ducts (3)
arteries (3)
venis (3)
capillaries (3)
lymphatic vessels (3)
tonsils (Waldeyer’s ring of tissues) (3)
nerves (3)
subcutaneous tissue (3)
olfactory epithelium (nose) (3)
Lungs
Where are organs located?
What do organs contain?
The organs of the human body are composed of four basic types of tissue, including: epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue, and nervous tissue. (2)
All substances that enter or leave an organ must cross the epithelial tissue first. (2)
Epithelial cells cover the surface of organs. (2)
Resources
1. https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/anatomyandphysiology/chapter/types-of-tissues/
2. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22062-epithelium
3. https://www.medicinenet.com/what_are_the_78_organs_of_the_human_body/article.htm
