15/10/2022

Principles of organisation
4.2.1 Principles of organisation Keywords: Specialist cell, Tissue, Organ
Grade Learning Objective
3/4 Identify the
differences between
5/6 cells, tissues, organs
and organ systems
7/8
TB:36-37
Organ system, organism
Targets
Have an understand of the scale and size of cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems and organisms
Be able to describe the main systems in the human body and their
functions
To explain the terms cell, tissue, organ, organ systems and
organism and give examples of each
 If you had to order tissues, organs and cells in terms of
size, which would be the smallest and which would be the
largest?

Smallest

Largest

Cell Tissue Organ

 How is the body organized?
Each specific cell is grouped with other cells
similar in structure and function to form tissues
and ultimately organs:
Groups of tissues work
Cells are the basic Groups of cells work together to form organs.
units of life. together to form tissues.
organ

cell
Question

tissue 1. How is an organ formed?

2. What is the difference between a
tissue and an organ?
So what is an organ system?
An organ system is consists of many organs working
together to carry out a common function

Heart

Lungs
Examples of
organ systems
Stomach

Task: Brainstorm in your books different examples

of organ systems in the human body
Task: Match each of the following organ systems
to their function:

a) Respiratory system Regulates behaviour and responses to

the environment

b) Digestive system Transport nutrients, wastes, hormones

and gases

c) Circulatory system Regulates and maintains homeostasis by

secretion of hormones
d) Skeletal system Moves air into and out of the lungs to
control gas exchange between blood & lungs
e) Nervous system Protects and supports the body and organs,
enables movement, produces blood cells
f) Endocrine system Extracts and absorbs nutrients from food,
removes waste and maintains water balance
Task: From the selection of organs below select the ones
you think make up the following organ systems:

a) Digestive system
b) Respiratory system
c) Water transport system
Lungs
Stem

Heart
Intestines

Roots
Windpipe
Brain

Petal Liver
Gullet Leaf
Stomach
Task: 1. Fill in the blanks using the following key
words:
Key words: organs, cells, organ systems, tissues
The human body is made up of a number of different
______________________ e.g. the digestive, immune and
circulatory systems

Organ Systems are made up of _________________

Organs are made up of ____________________

Tissues are made up of ____________________

2. For each of the following, state whether they are a

specialised cell, a tissue or an organ. Explain your answer:

a) sperm b) kidney c) stomach

Task: You have been given some images and names of cells,
tissues and organs.

1. Match the name of the cell/tissue/organ to the correct

image
2. Place this structure into the correct column – is it a cell,
tissue or organ?

Cell Tissue Organ

Self-assessment: