Organ Systems Flashcards
Animals consist of how many organ systems?
Animals such as humans consist of 10 organ systems.
Name the 10 organ systems animals consist of
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- Epithelial
- skeletal
- Muscular
- DIgestive
- Circulatory
- Urinary
- Nervous
- Endocrine
- Reproductive
- Respiratory
What organ systems are essential for the survival of the individual?
All these organ systems, except the reproductive system, are essential for the survival of the individual.
What do all the organ systems combine to allow and what do they all form?
All the organ systems combine to allow the animal to survive and reproduce.
All the organ systems combine to form the organism.
Name 2 examples of animal organ systems.
What does it consist of?
What are its functions?
The circulatory system:
It consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood. It also includes lymph vessels and lymph.
Its functions are to transport materials around the body and to fight infection.
The digestive system:
It consists of the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus (in association with the liver and the pancreas).
Its functions are to take in food, break it down and transfer the digested food into the circulatory system so that it can be carried to all the cells in the body.
Define organ system
An organ system consists of a number of organs working together to carry out one or more functions