Organs and organ systems - Open Day

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

An intro to organs
and organ systems

cell - tissue - organ-
organ system - organism

put in the right order from big to small:

Organ system

Organ

tissue

Cell

Organ system

A group of organs with a comparable function, that are working together.

Most important organ systems

-Skeletal system: stability and movement

-Muscular system: movement

-Circulatory system: transport of blood + oxygen and nutrients

-Respiratory system: uptake of oxygen, release of CO2

-Integumentary system: skin, hair, etc protecting your body from the outside

-Digestive system: taking up nutrients from food

-Nervous system: thinking, controling your body, etc.

-Urinary system: creating urine and excreting urine

-Reproductive system: creating a new generation of offspring

TO WHAT ORGAN SYSTEM DOES THE HEART BELONG?

1. MUSCULAR
2. RESPIRATORY
3. CIRCULATORY
4. SKELETAL

TO WHICH ORGAN SYSTEM DOES THE SKULL BELONG?

1. DIGESTIVE
2. RESPIRATORY
3. NERVOUS
4. SKELETAL

Which organ system is this?

1. Circulatory system
2. Respiratory system
3. Digestive system
4. Reproductive system

organ bingo

- you have a scorecard with organs

- organs will be pointed out on the torso

- don’t speak!

- if you see the organ on your scorecard cross it off

- if your card is full yell BINGO :-)

the organ game

have ready:

- piece of paper

- pencil/pen

- draw an empty 

body on your paper 

like this:

Make it simple!

game:

I tell you an organ and a letter and give you 30 seconds to write it in the correct place on your 'empty' human. 

example: liver = A, you write an A in the place you think the liver is. I will name about 5 different organs. A, B, C, D etc.

homework

None for today. Thank you for your effort and attention!