Tissues & Organ System Flashcards
What happens in the stomach?
Churns food and secretes enzymes to digest food
What happens in the large intestine?
Water is absorbed into blood
What happens in the pancrease
Secretes digestive enzymes into small intestine
What does the oesophagus do?
Pushes food through the digestive system, secretes enzymes and absorbs nutrients into blood
What does the liver do?
Helps digest fat
What does the small intestine do?
Moves food into the stomach
Definition of tissue
Made from different cells
What’s an organ
Different tissues working together
Glandular tissue?
Secretes enzymes to hormones
Muscular tissue
Contracts to bring about movement
Epithelial tissue
Covering and protecting tissue of body and internal organs
Epidermal tissue
Covering and protecting tissue of plant tissues