Concept
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Emphasis
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General
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An organ is a functional and anatomically distinct component
of a multicellular organism. |
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Organs are often integrate into larger systems. For example,
the heart is a critical component of the cardiovascular
system, while the stomach is part of the gastrointestinal
system (alimentary canal). |
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Glands are organs that secrete one or more substance. Endocrine
glands secrete directly into the blood stream while exocrine
glands secrete onto an epithelium via a duct. |
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Organs are generally composed of one or more cell types
or tissues. |
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Organ function is regulated and coordinated directly
by neural signals via the autonomous nervous system and
by hormones secreted by glands which are themselves often
under neural control. |
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Organ function can in turn influence the nervous system.
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Normally the interactions between organ systems leads
to homeostasis that
is the body's ongoing adaptation to changes in its
internal and external environment. |
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