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To lower their body density, making it easier to fly.
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How complete ventilation is achieved by birds?
birds have air sac that work as bellow that ensure the unidirectional flow of air
What is the main function of air sac in the lung?
There isn't an air sac in the lungs, They're alveolis that take in the air and expand to improve their surface area, causing your diaphragm to expand and shrink when you breathe, but the function is to allow you to respire.
Where air first enters when a bird inhales?
Birds don't inhale air because they don't need to breath.
What is the meaning of air sac?
One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.
What is the system of the air sac?
the air sac itself.
What animals have an amniotic sac?
birds
What is the function of the yock sac?
the yock sac supplies nutrients
What is the function of a birds air sacs?
Can obtain more oxygen from each breath of air
What 2 things do birds have to have to fly?
I'm pretty sure wings and an air sac in the abdomen, which is constantly filled with air through a breathing process that is unique to those animals who have it.
What is the biological term for an air sac?
The biological term for an air sac is alveolus. The plural is alveoli.
Does a grasshopper have an amniotic sac?
Grasshoppers do not have an amniotic sac. Animals with amniotic sacs are mammals and birds that have a sac for the fetus to grow and gain nourishment from.
What is yolk sac?
A yolk sac is a sac attached to an embryo, which provides early nourishment for bony fish, sharks, reptiles, birds, and primitive animals.
