Body Organization and Homeostasis - Reading

Directions:
As you read, make an outline about body organization and homeostasis.
Use the red headings for the main ideas and the blue headings for the
supporting ideas.

I. Cells
A. Structures of cells
B. __function of cells_
II. Tissues
III. __organs and organ system
IV. __homeostasis_
A. __homeostasis in action
B. __maintaining homeostasis
C. __stress and homeostasis

Introduction (p. 468)

1. List the levels of organization in the human body, starting with the
smallest level.
a. Cells b. Tissues
c. Organs d. Organ system

Cells (p. 469)

2. The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing is a(n) ( cell_).
3. Is the following sentence true or false? Cells carry on the processes
that keep organisms alive. (_true)

Tissues (p. 470)

4. What is a tissue?
 a group of similar cells that perform the same function

5. Complete the table to show the functions and examples of the tissues
in the human body.
Tissues in the Human Body
Tissue Function Example
Muscle Contract or shorten it makes your body move
Nervous carries electrical sends messages to the
messages brain
Connective it supports your body and bone tissue and fat tissue
connects all your parts are connective tissues
Epithelial it is the skin of your body. the digestive system is
part of the epithelial
tissue

Organs and Organ Systems (p. 470-471)

6. A structure that is made up of different kinds of tissues is a(n)
(_organ).

7. Highlight the word below that presents an organ.

a. Muscle cell
b. Blood
c. Heart
d. Digestive System

8. What is an organ system?

a group of organs that work together to perform a major function

9. Match the organ systems with its function.

 Organ Systems Function
d endocrine a. Takes oxygen into the body
f circulatory B. Supports and protects the body
c excretory C. Removes wastes
a respiratory D. Controls body process by means of
chemicals
e digestive E. Takes food into the body and breaks
it down
b skeletal F. Transports materials to and from
body cells

10. The process by which an organisms internal environment is kept

stable in spite of changes in the external environment is called
(_homeostasis).

11. How does your body maintain a constant temperature on a hot

day?
by sweating a lot