Web of Human Organ Systems
Constructing an Organ System Web
Example by Dr. Bryan T. Rogers
1. I’m going to start with the circulatory system.
Circulatory
2. Circulatory system has an interaction with the nervous system
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
3. I describe the interaction
1. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain
4. Nervous system has an interaction with the circulatory system
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
5. I describe the interaction
1. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain
2. Brain passes carbon dioxide to the blood
6. That reminds me that the respiratory system has interactions with the circulatory system
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
Respiratory
3.
4.
7. I describe those interactions
1. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain
2. Brain passes carbon dioxide to the blood
3. Lungs pass oxygen to the blood
4. Blood delivers carbon dioxide to the lungs
8. Let’s get more creative. The digestive system sends a signal to the nervous system
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
Respiratory
3.
4.
digestive
5.
9. And the nervous system sends signals to skeletomuscular system
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
Respiratory
3.
4.
digestive
5.
Skeleto-muscular
6.
10. I describe those interactions
1. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain
2. Brain passes carbon dioxide to the blood
3. Lungs pass oxygen to the blood
4. Blood delivers carbon dioxide to the lungs
5. Stretch receptors transmit signals through sensory neurons to the brain that say “I’m hungry”
6. Brain send nerve impulses to the muscles in my arms and hand that indicate “make breakfast”
11. What should I do with this breakfast? Eat it.
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
Respiratory
3.
4.
digestive
5.
Skeleto-muscular
6.
7.
8.
12. The “breakfast”interactions
1. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain
2. Brain passes carbon dioxide to the blood
3. Lungs pass oxygen to the blood
4. Blood delivers carbon dioxide to the lungs
5. Stretch receptors transmit signals through sensory neurons to the brain that say “I’m hungry”
6. Brain send nerve impulses to the muscles in my arms and hand that indicate “make breakfast”
7. Arms and hands deliver food to mouth
8. Stomach passes glucose to the blood
13. I wonder where that glucose will go? And just like that I am building an organ system web.
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
Respiratory
3.
4.
digestive
5.
Skeleto-muscular
6.
7.
8.
14. A few more
Circulatory
Nervous
1.
2.
Respiratory
3.
4.
digestive
5.
Skeleto-muscular
6.
7.
8.
Endocrine
9.
10.
11.
15. It goes on and on
1. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain
2. Brain passes carbon dioxide to the blood
3. Lungs pass oxygen to the blood
4. Blood delivers carbon dioxide to the lungs
5. Stretch receptors transmit signals through sensory neurons to the brain that say “I’m hungry”
6. Brain send nerve impulses to the muscles in my arms and hand that indicate “make breakfast”
7. Arms and hands deliver food to mouth
8. Stomach passes glucose to the blood
9. Blood delivers glucose to the pancreas
10 In response to the glucose, pancreas puts insulin in the blood
11. Blood delivers insulin to the muscles which absorb glucose in response
Th Th That’s all folks!