Organs Flashcards
What is a tissue ?
A group of cells that are all the same, all doing the same job.
E.g muscle tissue
What is an organ ?
A group of tissues working together to do an important job.
E.g the heart is an organ and is made of muscle tissue and nerve tissue.
Function of the brain ?
Controls the brain
Function of skin
For protection and feeling
Function of the heart
Pumps blood
Function of the liver
Makes and destroys substances
Function of large intestine
Removes water from unwanted food
Function of lungs
For breathing
Function of stomach
Breaks up food
Function of the kidneys
Clean the blood and make urine
Small intestine
Breaks up and absorbs food
Function of stem
Carries substance (such as water ) around the plant and holds the leaves in place.
Function of Leaf
Makes food by the process of photosynthesis
Function of root
Takes water out of the soil and holds the plant in the ground
What organs are in the breathing system
Windpipe ( trachea ), lungs
Organs in the circulatory system
Heart, blood vessels
Organs in the digestive system
Mouth, gullet, stomach, intestines
Organs in the nervous system
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Job of the breathing system
Takes air into the body and gets rid of waste gases
Job of the circulatory system
Carries oxygen and food around the body
Job of the digestive system
Breaks down our food
Job of the nervous system
Carries signals around the body
what are the yellow parts of the heart
fat
what are the red parts of the heart
muscle
