2.6.8- Organs And Organ Systems In Animals Flashcards
List five examples of animal organs.
Heart Kidney Liver Brain Optic nerve Eye Biceps muscle Lungs
What is an organ system?
W number of organs working together to perform an overall function.
What five organs are involved in the digestive system?
Oesophagus Stomach Intestines (+ associated glands) Liver Pancreas
Describe the life processes carried out by the digestive system.
Nutrition to provide ATP and materials for growth and repair.
List the eleven organ systems that animals have.
Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, immune, nervous, endocrine, reproductive and lymph systems.
What two organs or tissues make up the circulatory system?
Heart and blood vessels
What life processed are carried out by the circulatory system?
Transport to and from cells.
What organs and tissues are involved in the respiratory system?
Airways and lungs, diaphragm, intercostal muscles.
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Breathing and gaseous exchange excretion.
The three organs in the urinary system?
Kidneys
Uterus
Bladder
The three organs or tissues in the integumentary system?
Skin
Hair
Nails
Two tissues or organs in the musculo-skeletal system?
Skeleton
Skeletal muscles
Five tissues or organs in the immune system?
Bone marrow Thymus gland Stomach acid Skin Blood
Three organs or tissues in the nervous system?
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
What organ’s involved in the endocrine system?
Glands that make hormones- eg; thyroid, ovaries, tested etc.
Five organs involved in the reproductive system?
Testes Penis Ovaries Uterus Vagina
Two organs or tissues involved in the lymph system?
Lymph nodes and vessels.
Function of the urinary system?
Excretion and osmoregulation.
Functions of the integumentary system?
Waterproofing, protection and temperature regulation.
Function of the musculoskeletal system?
Support, protection and movement.
Function of the immune system?
Protection against pathogens.
Function of the nervous system?
Communication, control and coordination.
Function of the endocrine system?
Communication, control and coordination.
Function of the reproductive system?
Reproduction sexually. Produces genetically different cells.
