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Facts about your brain

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Your <strong>brain</strong> is<br />

protected by <strong>your</strong><br />

skull and is<br />

surrounded by<br />

fluid.<br />

<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>your</strong> <strong>brain</strong><br />

Your <strong>brain</strong> has<br />

areas which<br />

control speech,<br />

movement,<br />

memory and<br />

other things!<br />

Your <strong>brain</strong> is <strong>about</strong><br />

the size of a small<br />

cauliflower.<br />

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Your heart has<br />

four sections called<br />

chambers.<br />

<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>your</strong> heart<br />

Your heart is a<br />

muscle that works<br />

like a pump<br />

The heart sends<br />

blood around <strong>your</strong><br />

body which<br />

provides <strong>your</strong><br />

body with oxygen<br />

and nutrients.<br />

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Your lungs take<br />

up most of the<br />

space in <strong>your</strong><br />

chest and are<br />

protected by the<br />

ribcage.<br />

<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>your</strong> lungs<br />

Your left lung is<br />

smaller than <strong>your</strong><br />

right lung so that<br />

there is enough<br />

space for <strong>your</strong><br />

heart.<br />

Your body needs<br />

oxygen to stay<br />

alive. When you<br />

breathe in, oxygen<br />

enters <strong>your</strong> lungs.<br />

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<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>your</strong> liver<br />

The liver is the<br />

largest organ<br />

inside <strong>your</strong> body.<br />

When you are<br />

fully grown <strong>your</strong><br />

liver should weigh<br />

around 1.5<br />

kilograms.<br />

The liver helps the<br />

body store energy<br />

and gets rid of<br />

toxins.<br />

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<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>your</strong> stomach<br />

Your stomach<br />

muscles squash<br />

the food until it is<br />

a creamy pulp.<br />

When you eat<br />

food passes into<br />

<strong>your</strong> stomach and<br />

stays there for two<br />

and a half to three<br />

hours.<br />

Your stomach<br />

produces juices to<br />

break down the<br />

food and kill<br />

germs you may<br />

have swallowed.<br />

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<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>your</strong> kidneys<br />

One of the main<br />

jobs of the<br />

kidneys is to filter<br />

the waste out of<br />

the blood.<br />

Your body needs<br />

at least one<br />

kidney to keep<br />

you healthy.<br />

Kidneys come in<br />

pairs.<br />

Each kidney is<br />

<strong>about</strong> the size of<br />

a computer mouse<br />

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