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What is an example of an organ system?

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Barry Mclean

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Barry Mclean, Sales Manager, MBA, Ewa

Answered Feb 19, 2021

An organ system is a group of a body organ that works together to perform functions in the body. Each organ in the body is made of distinct tissue, and they do different works in the body. The human body consists of 11 different organ systems. We have different body organ systems example is the circulatory system which includes the heart, veins, arteries, and capillaries; the integumentary system consists of external organs such as skin, hair, fingernail.

The skeletal system is made up of all the bones in the human body. The muscular system consists of the cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles. The respiratory system is made up of breathing organs such as the lungs, diaphragm, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles. The digestive system consists of the stomach, livers, esophagus, and intestine.

The urinary system consists of the bladder, ureters, kidney, and urethra. The endocrine system is in charge of producing hormones. The reproductive system includes the sex organs. The immune system is the defense system. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

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W. Wright, Biology student, Biology student, Astoria

Answered Feb 18, 2021

The grouping together of common organs is what is referred to as an organ system. An example of an organ system is the circulatory system. The circulatory system is made up of the grouping together of capillaries, veins, arteries, and heart.

This system is responsible for the transportation of blood through the body; thus transporting oxygen and nutrients to the cells. A part of this circulatory system is the lymphatic system, which helps to transport fats, fight bacteria, and returns interstitial fluid and proteins from the bloodstream. However, this is just one of the several organ systems that we have.

There are eleven different organ systems present in the human body. The organ systems are listed thus; circulatory system, skeletal system, digestive system, immune system, endocrine system, integumentary system, muscular system, respiratory system, urinary system, reproductive system, and nervous system. All these systems have their own specific functions that they perform.

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Answered Feb 18, 2021

The different organs are grouped together in what are called organ systems. One example of the organ system is the circulatory system. The circulatory system will be in charge of making sure that the different parts of the body will be properly supplied with oxygen.

The organs that are part of this system will have their own tasks. Most people are familiar with the heart as the organ that is in charge of pumping blood. Yet, the other organs that are part of the circulatory system would need to work properly so that the whole system will not fail. Take note that there are other organ systems that are available too that are meant to help make living things work.

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L. Hawkes

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

An organ system describes a group of one or more organs that work in tandem to achieve physiological function. The term organ refers to a collection of biological tissue that performs similar tasks. An example of an organ system is the circulatory system, which involves the heart and how it works.

The purpose of the circulatory system is to circulate blood to different parts of the body. The circulatory system's main components include the heart, blood, and blood vessels such as arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Humans possess a closed circulatory system, which means that their blood never moves out of its network vessels through the pumping heart. Blood is distributed from the lungs, where it is oxygenated and sent to the various parts of the body. From there, it is deoxygenated and goes back into the lungs, where it is reoxygenated to begin the process all over again.

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C. Marcus

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Answered Jan 09, 2019

There are a number of organ systems in the body. There are eleven organ system to be exact. By the names of the systems, some of them are quite easy to figure out what parts of the body are included in them.

However, others are not so easy to figure out. These systems include the integumentary system which includes the skin, oil glands, sense receptors, nails, hair and sweat glands. Another one is the skeletal system which includes the frame of the body, plus the bones and joints.

The muscular system obviously includes the muscles. The nervous system includes the nerves, brain and spinal cord. The endocrine system includes the thyroid gland, thymus, pineal gland, and pituitary gland. The cardiovascular system includes the heart and blood vessels.

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teajay11

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Answered Oct 01, 2018

Digestive, skeletal, skeleton, cardiovascular, heart, muscular, nervous
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