Topic 7 Exp. 1 & 2 Levels of Organization and Systems

A group of similar cells that perform a specific function.

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

• Brain

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A structure in a plant or animal that is composed of different kinds of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions.

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

• Organism

A group of organs that work together to perform a major function for an organism.

• Tissue

• Cell

• Organ system

• Organism

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Main organ of the nervous system that controls most of the functions of the body

• Tissue

• Brain

• Legs

• Organ

Thick column of nervous tissue that links the brain to the nerves in the body.

• Brains

• Neuron

• Spinal Cord

• Organ

Cell that carries information through the nervous system.

• Neuron

• Nerve

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

Part of the nervous system makeup of the brain and spinal cord, controlling most functions of the body and mind.

• Nerve

• Spinal Cord

• Brain

• Central nervous system

Bundle of neurons that transmits impulses between the nervous system and other parts of the body.

• Brain

• Organ

• Nerve

• cell

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Network of nerves that branches out from the central nervous system to the rest of the body.

• Central nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system

• Nerve

• Neurons

Involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus that occurs rapidly and without conscious control.

• brain

• Cell

• Organism

• Reflex