Your 10 Most Important Organs

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Your body is composed of independent parts that work together to help your body function correctly. Here are the most important organs that you can't do without.

Heart: This organ pumps blood throughout your body. A healthy heart is a healthy body. The average human heart beats 72 times per minute.

Brain: This organ controls our thoughts and actions, specifically in the cerebrum, the brain itself, which includes all the different lobes. The cerebellum, under the brain and behind the brain stem, controls our posture and body movements. The Limbic System, under the cerebrum, controls all of our emotions. The brain stem, which connects to the spinal cord, is where heartbeat, breathing and other bodily functions are controlled.

Liver: This is the heaviest organ in the body. It receives approximately 30% of the blood in your body at any given moment. It produces and controls cholesterol, stores vitamins, sugar and iron, and produces bile, which helps in food digestion.

Kidneys: These organs control the production of red blood cells and Vitamin D. If you have a renal disease, your whole body becomes diseased. The kidneys function to process drugs and chemicals out of the body.

Skin: Technically yes, it's an organ. It's your most visible one and it's the one we most often take for granted. But without it, we would fall apart. Quite literally. To take good care of your largest organ, wear sunscreen all year round and use a natural skincare treatment if you have any other issues.

Lungs: They help you breathe and the left one is slightly smaller than the right. Throughout history it was thought that these organs helped to cool the body while the heart heated it up. The surface of the lungs is very tough. My grampa had to have a lung transplant because he smoked for like thirty years. He was in bad shape after that. For those who stop smoking, it can take up to fifteen years for the lungs to fully regenerate. The tiny hairs in lungs-- cilia-- can regrow within a few days after we stop smoking, however for sustained smokers, the damage they have inflicted on their lungs may be permanent.

Bladder: The average bladder can hold between 300 mL and 500 mL of urine. Its function is to cleanse the body of toxins. Intestines: The small intestines are the longest organ in the body at 21 feet. This intestine is responsible for absorbing nutrients from food into the body. The small intestine has more blood flow through it than the large intestine, in which feces is stored. It also reabsorbs water and minerals.

Pancreas: This organ regulates endocrine function, which controls the body's blood sugar levels, and exocrine function, which helps in digestion. The pancreas processes nutrients which would spill into the body and cause death if it didn't work right.

Stomach: Without this organ you wouldn't be able to eat. It secretes an acid that aids digestion and even helps in the absorption of Vitamin B12, which helps the brain and nervous system function.

There you have it, the ten most important organs. Not listed in any particular order.

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