2.8 Organ systems work together
Organ systems work together
How do different organ systems in our body work together?
Each organ system in our body is important in its own way. We need all of them to work together for our body to function properly.
Let us take a look at how Joe’s organ systems work together.
The skeletal and muscular systems help him move about to get the food he wants to eat.
The digestive system breaks down the food he has eaten. The circulatory system then carries the useful food substances to all parts of his body.
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Sue is studying. She reads and writes, then gets up to stretch
her body. How do different organ systems in her body work
together to complete these tasks?
Organ systems work together
if one part of an organ system does not work properly, the rest of the system will not be able to work properly. This will affect our entire body!
For example, when we feel pain in our stomach, we will not be able to eat properly.
When we do not eat properly, our body feels weak. So we will fall sick easily.
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Which one of our organ systems gets offected when we hurt our knee? How would this affect the rest of our body?