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Smooth Cell Muscle Cell
Muscle
Cell Tissue
Tissue Organization
Organ of Life
Stomach
Organ System
Organism
Fish
Gas bladder
– Fills with air to keep fish buoyant
Circulatory System
• General function is to transport body fluids
• Heart
– 1st place blood is pumped is to the gills
• Arteries (Away from heart)
• Capillaries (Gas and nutrient exchange)
• Veins (Toward heart)
Excretory System
• General function is to remove waste from
blood
• Uses kidneys
Reproductive System
• General function is to perpetuate the
species
Nervous System
• General function is sensing, coordination
of movements, and response to stimuli.
– Composed of brain, nerves, lateral line, eyes,
ears, and nose
Fish Brain!
1. Olfactory Lobes (smelling)
2. Cerebrum (smelling and
other senses)
3. Optic Lobes (sight, sound,
and lateral line senses)
4. Cerebellum (muscle
coordination)
5. Spinal Cord (connects all
muscles and nerves to the
brain)
Endocrine System
• General function is chemical regulation of
hormones.
• Hormones can:
– Control rate of growth
– Control development of sex
characteristics
– Control capacity to respond
to light and stress