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Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 6 levels of structural organization | chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism |
| Chemical | The smallest components |
| Cellular | Molecules combine together to form the cellular level. |
| Tissue | made up of groups of cells and the materials surrounding them. They work together to perform specific functions. |
| 4 types of tissue | epithelial, muscle, connective, nervous |
| epithelial tissue | helps to protect the structures it lines from injury and fluid loss. |
| muscle | Responsible for all of the movement of the body. |
| 3 divisions of muscle | skeletal, smooth, cardiac |
| connective | Tissue that binds the body together and supports posture and function. |
| 3 subtypes of connective tissue | Supporting, Binding, Fibrous connective tissue |
| nervous | Composed of nerves and is the communication system of the body |
| Organ | composed of two or more types of tissues |
| System | made up of several organs that have a common function |
| Organism | largest structural level is the organism level. |