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. |