Editing Organ system (section)

{{Short description|Group of organs assembled in a structural unit to serve a common function}}
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An '''organ system''' is a [[biological system]] consisting of a group of [[organ (biology)|organs]] that work together to perform one or more functions.<ref name="openstax">{{cite book |last1=Betts |display-authors=etal |first1=J Gordon |title=1.2 Structural Organization of the Human Body - Anatomy and Physiology |date=2013 |publisher=Openstax |isbn=978-1-947172-04-3 |url=https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/1-2-structural-organization-of-the-human-body |access-date=14 May 2023 |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324133816/https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/1-2-structural-organization-of-the-human-body |url-status=live }}</ref> Each organ has a specialized role in an organism body, and is made up of distinct [[Tissue (biology)|tissues]].