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Those would be the gills. which are composed of many filaments. Gill filaments have rows of thin, vertical lamellae with many capillaries covered by a single layer of cells. Gills are really thin.
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∙ 11y agoGill lamellae. They are thin fibers within the gill that increase surface area for oxygen and carbon dioxide to exchange between the water and the capillaries. These structures are part of the overall thing we call a "fish gill."
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∙ 13y agoFish breathe through their gills, which is why the are always drawing water into their mouths. They close their lips, and push the water through the gill membranes, where oxygen suspended in the water is absorbed, and waste gasses dissolved.
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∙ 14y agoRespiratory system
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∙ 11y agorespiratory system
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∙ 14y agoThey use their gills.
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How does fishes breathe?
All fish breath through their gills, there is oxygen in water, as such, they take the oxygen through their gills.
Fish take in oxygen through their gills what do insects take in oxygen through?
spiracles
What organ help fish float?
The majority of bony fish has swim bladder that keeps them buoyant. The organ is also called gas bladder, fish maw, or air sac.
What does the fish breath with?
All fish breath through their gills, there is oxygen in water, as such, they take the oxygen through their gills.
How is breathing process of an insects different from that of fish?
The way in which insects and fish breathe differs in the process in which each receives oxygen. Insects use a tracheal system to receive oxygen and fish use their gills to filter oxygen out of the water.
How does fishes breathe?
All fish breath through their gills, there is oxygen in water, as such, they take the oxygen through their gills.
What is the organ in which fish breath?
Fish breathe through gills these are their lungs.
What organ takes in oxygen?
The organ that takes in oxygen is the lungs. While in breathing process, oxygen passes through the lungs from the air by means of inhaling.
Is oxygen a organ of the respiratory system?
No, oxygen is not an organ at all. It's a gas. However, it is inhaled and exhaled through the respiratory system.
Fish take in oxygen through their gills what do insects take in oxygen through?
spiracles
When water passes through the gills of fish the fish get what?
Oxygen
When water passes through the gills of the fish the fish get what?
Oxygen
What organ help fish float?
The majority of bony fish has swim bladder that keeps them buoyant. The organ is also called gas bladder, fish maw, or air sac.
How does a fish take oxygen in?
Through its gills
What does gills mean in science term?
Gills are an organ that fish have, that enables them to obtain oxygen from the water that they are in; it is what fish use instead of lungs.
How do they maintain buoyancy?
fish maintain buoyancy usind a organ near there gills wich fills with oxygen and keeps the fish afloat
Why isn't a penguin classed as a fish?
It takes in oxygen through air, using lungs. Fish take in oxygen through water, using gills.
