Cell Organisation Flashcards
Similar cells are organised into …..
Tissues
Muscular tissues do what
Contract to move whatever it’s attached to
Glandular tissue do what
Makes and secretes chemicals like enzymes and hormones
Epithelial tissues do what
Cover some parts of the body
Tissues are organised into what
Organs
Muscular tissues do what in the stomach
Move stomach wall to churn up the food
Glandular tissues to what in the stomach
Makes digestive juices to digest food
Epithelial tissues do what in the stomach
Covers inside and outside of the stomach
Organs are organised into ….
Organ systems
What’s the role of the glands
Produce digestive juices
What’s the role of the stomach and small intestine
Digest food
What’s the role of the liver
Produce bile— which neutralise stomach acid, stored in the gullblader
What’s the role of the small intestine
Absorb soluble food molecules
What’s the role of the large intestine
Absorb water from undigested food
