Human body Flashcards
(108 cards)
What is the chemical level of organisation in the body
Atoms and molecules
What is the cellular level of organisation of the body example
Smooth muscle cells
What is the tissue level of organisation of the body example
Smooth muscle
What is the organs Level of organisation of the body example
Blood vessels
The 4 ways tissues are classified
Nervous
Muscular
Epithelial
Connective
What is the purpose of connective tissue
Support
Bind and protect organs
What is the purpose of nervous tissue
Be excitable
specialised for rapid signal connection
What is the purpose of Muscular tissue(2)
Excitable
Specialised for contraction
What is the structural classification of epithelial tissue
Simple
Stratified
Which type of epithelial tissue have more than one layer
Stratified
Location of stratified epithelial tissue
Skin
Name 3 main properties of connective tissue
Cells
Fibres
Ground substance or matrix
What type of fibres in connective tissue
Collagen
Elastin
Location of connective tissue 2 examples
Walls of large blood vessels
Lungs
Name 2 main properties of Nervous tissue
Neurones
Glial cells
Location of nervous tissue 2 examples
Brain
Spindle cord
What Are the three types of cells in connective tissue
Cyte cells
Clast cells
Blast cells
What can muscular cells do?
Excitability
Contractibility
Extensibility
Elasticity
examples of muscle tissue (3)
Skeletal - muscle that are attach to skeleton
smooth -walls of hollow organs
cardiac- around heart
Function of nervous tissue relate to structure
Neurones and glial cells help transmit nerve impulses and provide nutrients to neurones. which helps with monitor and regulate the function of the body
Function of epithelial tissue (5)
secretion
filtration
protection
Absorption
Sensation
what is the function of muscle tissue
Is to produce movement of the body
What is the 6 functions of connective tissue
Binding of organs
Support
Physical protection
immune protection
Movement
Storage
What does interdependency mean
the dependence of two or more people or things on each other.