Mammals
What structure is found in the lungs of mammals?
Aveoli
How many air sacs do birds have?
9
Define cutaneous respiration
Breathing through the skin
Bony fish are also known as?
Sygnathids
Increased Surface Area =
Increased Diffusion Rate
What shape rings do mammals trachea have?
C Rings
What shape rings do birds trachea have?
O - Complete
What type of oxygen / blood movement is seen in reptiles?
Countercurrent
What pump do fish use?
Dual
What two common structures are not components of gas exchange?
Trachea and Air Sacs
What goes through the diaphragm?
Aorta, Esophagus, Caudal Vena Cava
Which what structure do birds use to vocalize?
Syrinx
What helps assist respiration in reptiles, as they do not have a diaphragm?
Muscles!
Sygnathids have an operculum... Elasmobranchs have an?
Interbranchial Septum
Faveoli look like?
Honeycombs
What order does oxygen enter into the respiratory system?
Nares / Mouth, Larynx, Trachea, Primary Bronchi, Bronchioles, Aveoli
Name all of the air sacs in a bird?
1 Interclavicular, 2 Cervical, 2 Anterior Thoracic, 2 Posterior Thoracic, 2 Abdominal
What are the three ways amphibians respirate?
Cutaneous, Buccopharyngeal, Pulmonary
What is ram ventilation and what taxa utilizes it?
Open Mouth while swimming. Sharks, Tuna, Mackeral!
Name the three types of gas / blow flow exchange pathways?
Concurrent
Countercurrent
Crosscurrent
What organ is associated with the flehmen response?
Vomeronasal Organ
Does gas exchange occur in air sacs? If no, where does it occur?
No! Parabronchi
What type of pump do reptiles use?
Buccal
Name the two components that dual pumps are composed of?
Alveoli, Faveoli, Parabronchi