Objectives
- Students will discover that groups of specialized cells work together to form tissues and organs.
- Students will relate the connection between structure and function to specific organs of the digestive system.
- Studentd will learn how organs of the digestive system work as a team to digest food.
Vocabulary
- mouth
- pharynx
- esophagus
- stomach
- stratified squamous epithelial tissue
- skeletal muscle tissue
- smooth muscle tissue
- simple columnar epithelial tissue
- microvilli
About the Lesson
In this lesson, students will explore the specific tissues of digestive organs that work as a team to digest food.
As a result, students will:
- Understand how structure relates to function in the human body.
- Understand the relationship among cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems using the digestive system as an example.
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