Cell Organisation B2

Question 1

What is a tissue?

Answer 1

A group of similar cells that work together to carry out a particular function. Can include more than one type of cell.

Question 2

What is an organ

Answer 2

A group of different tissues that work together to perform a certain function.

Question 3

What is an organ system

Answer 3

A group of organs working together to perform a particular function.

Question 4

What does the muscle, glandular and epithelial tissues do?

Answer 4

Muscular- to contract and move whatever it’s attached to
Glandular- makes and secretes chemicals like enzymes and hormones
Epithelial tissue- covers parts of the body eg. Inside the gut

Question 5

Name three examples of tissues in the stomach and what their job is when in the stomach.

Answer 5

Muscular- moves stomach wall to churn up food
Glandular- makes digestive juices to digest food
Epithelial- covers up outside and inside of the stomach

Question 6

What do glands do? Give two examples

Answer 6

Produces digestive juices

Pancreas and salivary glands

Question 7

What does the stomach and small intestine do?

Answer 7

Digests food

Question 8

What does the liver do?

Answer 8

Produces bile

Question 9

What does small intestine do?

Answer 9

Absorbs solvable food molecules

Question 10

What does the large intestine do?

Answer 10

Absorbs water from undirected food leaving poo