Animal Structure and Function

Prepared by: Steve Guzman

Levels of Organization in the Animal Body

Diagram 1 – Structural
hierarchy in a pelican
Animal Form Reflects Natural Selection
Epithelial Tissue

Diagram 2: Examples of
different epithelial tissue
Connective Tissue

Diagram 3: Types of
connective tissue
Muscle Tissue

Diagram 4: The three types of muscle

 Nervous Tissue

Figure 1 (below): Neurons in the

spinal cord
 Organs are made up of tissues

Figure 3: Tissues that make up

the small intestine

Figure 2: Tissues that make

up the stomach
Bioengineering to produce tissues and organs for
transplants

Figure 5: A
laboratory-
grown ear

Figure 4: A laboratory-grown
bladder
Organ Systems

Figure 6: The
endocrine and skeletal
systems
 Organ Systems (cont.)

Figure 7: The
circulatory and
respiratory
systems
Organ Systems (cont.)

Figure 8: The muscular

and integumentary
systems
 Organ Systems (cont.)

Figure 9: The lymphatic and

immune systems
Organ Systems (cont.)

Figure 10: The

urinary and digestive
systems
Organ Systems (cont.)

Figure 10: The reproductive system

Organ Systems (cont.)

Figure 11: The nervous system

 Imaging Technology

Figure 12: Scans showing bone cancer in two locations in the

vertebral column. CT scan (left), PET scan (center), and
combined CT-PET scan (right)
Integumentary system protects the body

Figure 13: A section of skin,

the major organ of the
integumentary system
Structural adaptations enhance exchange between
animals and their environment

Figure 14: Indirect

exchange between the
environment and the cells
of a complex animal
 Animals regulate their internal environment

Figure 16: A white-tailed

ptarmigan in its snowy
habitat

Figure 15: A model of

homeostasis
Homeostasis depends on negative feedback

Diagram 5:
Control of body
temperature