Unit 7: The human body

7.1 Organs, systems and tissues

• Groups of cells form tissues.

• Groups of tissues work together to form organs.
• Groups of organs work together to form systems of the body.
1 Write the letters a, b, c and d beside the correct organs and functions
to match them to the systems listed below.

a respiratory b digestive c nervous d excretory

system system system system
Organs Functions

lungs, heart, bronchi, Removes waste from blood (urea) and

trachea, diaphragm maintains correct water balance for
the body.
kidneys, bladder, ureters,
urethra, blood vessels Adds oxygen to the blood to be carried to
the cells and removes carbon dioxide from
brain, spinal cord, nerves the blood to be expelled from the body.
stomach, liver, large Breaks down food into small, water-soluble
intestine, small intestine, particles for the blood to carry it around the
gall bladder body.
Manages the interaction of all the systems
2 Complete the sentence about theand
respiratory system. of the body.
all the movement
The respiratory system is made up of the organs _________________________
________________________________________________________________
and adds oxygen to ________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3 Using the sentence about the respiratory system as a model, write sentences
in your workbook about the other three systems of the body.

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 Unit 7: The human body
a) The digestive system

b) The nervous system

c) The excretory system

4. Name the other systems in the body.

a) MEUNIM = _________________ SYSTEM

b) ICAYULROCTR = _________________ SYSTEM

c) NYEUIMR = _________________ SYSTEM

d) TENSOKL = _________________ SYSTEM

e) CPDEOURRTNIO = _________________ SYSTEM

5. Arrange the following in term of complexity from simplest to most

complex.

System Organelle Organism Cell Organ Tissue

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