Form fits function examples?

Question

Yo, I am taking a biology course at my college and was having some probs with an assignment. We are supposed to find an example of an organ or something in our body an explain how the anatomy of a body contributes to physiological roles. Then we have to build models of it and explain using the models. Any ideas of things to use for form fits function? thanks for the help

Answer 1

You could do the intestinal villi.  The cells inside your intestine have fingerlike projections to increase the surface area, making them more efficient at absorbing nutrients from your gut.  To make a model, get a little bit of the foam rubber bed padding stuff that looks kind of like egg crate and a piece of flat foam rubber and then pour water on them to demonstrate how the increased surface area aids in absorption.