2006-12-11 02:10:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
An organ is a body part made up of 2 or more tissue types. A tissue is a group of cells specialized to perform a specific function.
A capillary is made of one tissue type, endothelial cells. Endothelial cells are shaped like potato chips. These cells are attached together by their edges and form a tube that blood cells flow through.
An artery is composed of several tissue types. The inside of an artery is lined with endothelial cells in a tube shape with a wider diameter than a capillary. But surrounding these cells are multiple layers of connective tissue and muscle tissue. So an artery is considered an organ by anatomists.
2006-12-11 02:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by Diane Jackson 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would agree with most people that it is not an organ....but you ask this like a school question and i would presume that your teacher knows what they are talking about.
So on that basis, here is my answer - Some one said it on this page already.
Cell are cells and work alone
Tissue is a group of cells (the cells are similar in their job) that work together.
Organs are groups of tissue performing a function.
Therefore, like the nerves system and the skin - which are both organs - an artery is not a type of tissue but made up of several types of tissue and serves the body by transporting blood.
It is large enough to be categorised to be an organ.
A capillary is made of one type of tissue, and is therefore.....a tissue???
This might be right…..it might be wrong….
NB : The link below groups all arteries to one another and therefore all these could be considered an 'organ'
2006-12-11 02:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An organ is made up of the 4 basic tissue types: epithelium, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue. The walls of an artery have all these: epithelium is the lining, muscle tissue causes constriction and dilation, nerves carry impulses to the muscle cell, and connective tissue is in between all of these, especially carrying the nerves. The wall of a capillary, however, is just a single layer of cells, essentially what was the lining of the arteries (and veins).
2016-03-13 05:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organs are bigger than tissues. Arteries are bigger than capillary. So Arteries connect with organs and capillary connect with tissues.
Just a reminder:
Organs compose of tissues. Tissues compose of cells.
Like the Heart is an organ. Heart muscles are tissues. and Heart muscle fibers are cells.
2006-12-11 02:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Zoo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Artery is composed of three layers of tissue:tunica adventitia, tunica media, tunica interna.Capillary is composed of only squamous epithelium.Artery has elastic tissue, fibrous tissue and epithelial tissue. It has therefore more than one type of tissue. Whereas capillary has only one type of tissue that is epithelial tissue.
2006-12-11 02:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
an artery is a tissue.
an artery is not an organ.
a capillary is a very tiny version of an artery.
2006-12-11 02:16:11 · answer #6 · answered by Som™ 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
artery is Miltie tissue and its Nat an organ
and capillary is one type of tissue that epithelium tissue where the exchange of oxygen and nutrias accrue
2006-12-11 03:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by RAGHEB-BOSS 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tissue - made up of a single cell type.
organ - composed of a number of different cell types that function together for a specific purpose.
2006-12-12 17:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Need to sue your biology teacher, man! Arteries are not organs.
Oh dear - just noticed the Professor of anatomy's answer down below!
I'll get my coat.
2006-12-11 02:20:37 · answer #9 · answered by stevedukenew 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's both a tissue
2006-12-11 02:32:56 · answer #10 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋