2.6.8- Organs And Organ Systems In Animals

Question 1

List five examples of animal organs.

Answer 1

Heart
Kidney
Liver
Brain
Optic nerve
Eye
Biceps muscle
Lungs

Question 2

What is an organ system?

Answer 2

W number of organs working together to perform an overall function.

Question 3

What five organs are involved in the digestive system?

Answer 3

Oesophagus
Stomach
Intestines (+ associated glands) 
Liver
Pancreas

Question 4

Describe the life processes carried out by the digestive system.

Answer 4

Nutrition to provide ATP and materials for growth and repair.

Question 5

List the eleven organ systems that animals have.

Answer 5

Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, immune, nervous, endocrine, reproductive and lymph systems.

Question 6

What two organs or tissues make up the circulatory system?

Answer 6

Heart and blood vessels

Question 7

What life processed are carried out by the circulatory system?

Answer 7

Transport to and from cells.

Question 8

What organs and tissues are involved in the respiratory system?

Answer 8

Airways and lungs, diaphragm, intercostal muscles.

Question 9

What is the function of the respiratory system?

Answer 9

Breathing and gaseous exchange excretion.

Question 10

The three organs in the urinary system?

Answer 10

Kidneys
Uterus
Bladder

Question 11

The three organs or tissues in the integumentary system?

Answer 11

Skin
Hair
Nails

Question 12

Two tissues or organs in the musculo-skeletal system?

Answer 12

Skeleton

Skeletal muscles

Question 13

Five tissues or organs in the immune system?

Answer 13

Bone marrow
Thymus gland
Stomach acid
Skin
Blood

Question 14

Three organs or tissues in the nervous system?

Answer 14

Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves

Question 15

What organ’s involved in the endocrine system?

Answer 15

Glands that make hormones- eg; thyroid, ovaries, tested etc.

Question 16

Five organs involved in the reproductive system?

Answer 16

Testes 
Penis
Ovaries 
Uterus
Vagina

Question 17

Two organs or tissues involved in the lymph system?

Answer 17

Lymph nodes and vessels.

Question 18

Function of the urinary system?

Answer 18

Excretion and osmoregulation.

Question 19

Functions of the integumentary system?

Answer 19

Waterproofing, protection and temperature regulation.

Question 20

Function of the musculoskeletal system?

Answer 20

Support, protection and movement.

Question 21

Function of the immune system?

Answer 21

Protection against pathogens.

Question 22

Function of the nervous system?

Answer 22

Communication, control and coordination.

Question 23

Function of the endocrine system?

Answer 23

Communication, control and coordination.

Question 24

Function of the reproductive system?

Answer 24

Reproduction sexually. Produces genetically different cells.

Question 25

Functions of the lymph system?

Answer 25

Transports fluids back to the circulatory system and is also important in resisting infections.

Question 26

Define what an organ is.

Answer 26

A collection of tissues working together to perform the same function.