Daily TAKS Connection:
Functions of Systems in
Organisms
BIO(10): The student knows that, at all levels of nature, living
systems are found within other living systems, each with its own
boundary and limits. The student is expected to:
(A) Interpret the functions of systems in organisms
including circulatory, digestive, nervous, endocrine,
reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, respiratory,
muscular, excretory, and immune.
(B) Compare the interrelationships of organ systems to each
other and to the body as a whole.
Foldable Instructions
Construct a two tab foldable
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Instructions:
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Foldable handout
Scissors
Pen
Colored pencils/crayons
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Hotdog fold paper with leaving a
1cm flap along the bottom
Label flap “Human Body Organs &
Systems”
Fold hot dog piece of paper into 3
hamburger folds. Cut along each
fold without cutting bottom flap
Tuck the flaps into the bottom flap
Label 1st flap:Skeletal & Muscle
Label 2nd flap: Immune
Label 3rd flap: circulatory
Label 4th flap: Nervous
Label 5th flap: Digestive
Label 6th flap: Respiratory
Label 7th flap: Urinary
Label 8th flap: Endocrine
Instructions:
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Paste the attached pictures to the
inside of the correctly matching tab
Correct Number with System
1
7
2
8
3
4
9
5
6
Urinary System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Urinary System
kidney
ureter
Urethra
Urinary bladder
Rids the body of liquid waste
Nervous System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Neuron
Nervous System
Synapse
Dendrite
Axon
•Responds to stimuli to maintain
homeostasis
Muscular System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Bicep- flexes the arm
(moves arm up)
Muscle & Skeletal System
•Provides movement and
extension of limbs
•Bones have red marrow which
produces red blood cells
Tricepextends the
arm
Respiratory System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Respiratory System
•Intake of Oxygen (O2) and gets
rid of CO2 as the body maintains
homeostasis through
metabolism
Endocrine System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Endocrine System
•Hormones
•Glands
•Fight/Flight Response
Immune System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Immune System
•Protects the body, often with Tcells (White Blood Cells)
•Helps rid the body of viruses,
bacteria, and other pathogens
Digestive System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Digestive System
•Contains enzymes which break
down food
•Contains small intestine for
absorption of nutrients
Circulatory System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Circulatory System
•Delivers nutrients to all parts of
the body
•Transports red blood cells to
body which has the protein
hemoglobin to carry oxygen (O2)
Reproductive System Notes
Record and if applicable label the following notes
under each flap:
Reproductive System
•Allows for production of
offspring
sexual- varied offspring
asexual- identical to parent
Star notes organs
involved in sexual
reproduction
On the backside of the foldable indicate which
interaction of systems are involved in each of the
pictured scenarios
•Systems Activated:
muscular, respiratory,
endocrine
•Muscular contraction to
chew and push food down
GI tract.
•Excretory system
retains fluids
•Vasodilatation to
•Systems Suppressed:
release excess
•Hormones can trigger Digestive, urinary,
•Systems Activated: heat
asthma attacks
reproductive
•Systems Activated:
Respiratory & Endocrine
Digestion, Excretory,
Circulatory
•Systems Activated:
excretory, muscular,
integumentary
Question 1
According to this information, some organs of the
gastrointestinal tract —
a.
c.
b.
d.
fit in more than one organ system
supply the body with platelets
perform only one function at a time
produce soluble vitamins
Question 2
Pelicans prevent serious wing damage by
entering the water in the manner shown
above. Which two organ systems in the
pelican work together the most to
accomplish this maneuver?
a. Circulatory and nervous systems
b. Muscular and digestive systems
c. Nervous and muscular systems
d. Digestive and circulatory systems
CORRECT ANSWER:
c. Nervous and muscular systems