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INCREDIBLY RESILIENT!
SciShow explains what organs humans can live without and how the body adapts to these changes. Now
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LIVER KIDNEYS LUNGS PNEUMONOCTOMY SPLENECTOMY SPLEEN STOMACH BRAIN

CHOLECYSTECTOMY HEMISPHERECTOMY GALLBLADDER

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1. The primary organs of the respiratory system,which
carry out this exchange of gases as we breathe.
7. It is a surgical procedure to remove a lung.
8. Act as a filter for your blood. It recognizes and
removes old, malformed, or damaged red blood cells.
9. A very rare neurosurgical procedure in which a
cerebral hemisphere (half of the brain) is removed or
disconnected.
10. Is a pear-shaped organ located on the under surface
of the liver. functions as a concentrating reservoir for
bile.
11. A surgical procedure to remove your spleen
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2. A muscular organ located on the left side of the
upper abdomen, secretes acid and enzymes that digest
food.
3. Help the body pass waste as urine. They also help
filter blood before sending it back to the heart.
4. Makes bile, which helps carry away waste and break
down fats in the small intestine during digestion.
5. It controls our thoughts, memory and speech,
movement of the arms and legs, and the function of
many organs within our body
6. The surgical removal of the gallbladder