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Surface area in mammalian anatomy can be as simple as a change in body size in subspecies from one climate to another. Larger animals have an easier time conserving heat and smaller ones (those with large surface area to volume) are better at releasing heat.
Elephants with large ears can dissipate heat better than those with smaller ears for
example.
Increased surface area to volume increases the rate of infiltration of nutrients into a
complex living system. Many small cells require less energy and have a larger surface area to volume so nutrients can be absorbed faster and utilized more rapidly. Waste products can be excreted more quickly as well.
Increased surface area in lungs (alveoli), intestines (villi), reticulated endothellium, and Golgi apparatus facilitate rapid absorption, and production of cellar components
necessary for life as well as expiration of wastes.
The list is much longer than this...
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What organs from mammal anatomy would be missing from a shark?
mammary glands and hair.
Do bears have hearts?
Oh, certainly. Their basic anatomy follows that of any other mammal.
What is the sentence of anatomy?
Anatomy is the hardest subject of the year. Too much too study in just one year.
Why do larger animals keep their body heat better than smaller animals?
This is because of the surface to volume ratio. A small mammal has a larger surface area, as compared to its volume, than a large mammal does, so a small mammal's surface area to volume ratio is bigger. A large surface to volume ratio causes things to pass into the organism and out of the organism more easily, so a mammal with a large surface to volume ratio (a small mammal) will lose heat more easily in a cold environment than a mammal with a small surface to volume ratio (a large mammal).
What is the plural for oropharynx?
Oropharynges. (However, since each human, or mammal, has only one, the plural would be referred to only in a situation such as an anatomy class, where multiple oropharyngeal specimens might exist in one section of the anatomy lab.)
Where does a pelagian mammal live?
Not pelagian ! - A pelagic mammal is one that lives near the surface of the ocean. This would include manatee, dugong and some porpoise.
Does a killer whale need to come to the surface?
Yes, it's a mammal and breathe with lungs.
Do blue whales have gills?
A blue whale is a mammal and needs to come to the surface and breath air. They do not have gills.
Is dholpine a sea creature?
No its a mammal but it lives in the sea and then comes up for air above the surface of the ocean.
Is a whale a mammal or a fish?
mammalWhales have all the characteristics of mammals they: perform internal fertilization, produce milk for their young, breathe air, have hair (as fetuses), and are endothermic vertebrates.
Does an orca whale come up to the waters surface to breathe?
Yes and so does any under water mammal
How can mammal breath while they are under water?
They do not breathe underwater. They hold their breath under the water and surface to breathe.
