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The heart performs a complex function, so it is an organ. It contains several types of tissue, as muscle, endocardium (inside lining), coronary blood vessels.
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Does an organ system have one kind of tissue?
no an organ system has more than one tissue
How do you know that skin is an organ rather than a tissue?
A tissue is a collection of cells where as an organ is a collection of tissues.
Why did the Egyptians take all the organs out except the heart?
The heart was considered more important to facing the afterlife than the brain or any other internal organ. Therefore, only the heart was mummified.
What about the other parts of the heart are they muscles too?
No. The heart is an organ. Organs are made of more than one tissue. The valves of the heart are made of strong connective tissues. They are so strong and large they form what is called the skeleton of the heart and helps to give it shape.
Can an organ have more than one type of cell?
Ofcourse Yes! Various tissues together make up an organ. Each organ has its own specifi c job. The heart, the stomach and the brain are all organs. The heart has to pump blood around the body. It is made up of muscle tissue, blood vessels and nerves.
How does an organ differ from a tissue ?
An organ is a cluster of different tissues doing the same function. Wheres a tissue is a collection of many cells doing the same function.
Why are organs such as the lungs, heart, and stomach made up of many different kinds of specialized cells rather than only one kind?
Each tissue is very good at its own job. Organs and organ systems each are specialised also. So they need to be made, of the tissue, that specialises in the job, that organ has to do.
What organ is larger a heart or a liver?
The skin is the largest organ, but of the two organs quoted in the question, the liver is larger than the heart.
Is your tongue a tissue and organ or an organ system?
It is an organ. A tongue is an organ because a group of tissues makes up an organ. A tongue is more than a tissue, so it must be an organ. Each type of tissue in the tongue performs an essential task to help the tongue function properly.
Is an organ system or a organ more complex?
An organ system is more complex than an organ because it is made up of multiple organs working together to perform a specific function. Organs are individual structures that make up an organ system, each with its own specific role.
Why did the egyptians take out the heart?
The heart was considered more important to facing the afterlife than the brain or any other internal organ. Therefore, only the heart was mummified.
How does tissue make up an organ?
yes the tissue does make up an organ, but it has to be a special type of tissue too make that certain organ it joins up with other tissues and than forms an organ
