That is a hard but flexible cover which, in bony fish, forms the outer wall of the gill chamber. It protects the gills and also plays a major role in the pumping mechanism that regulates the continuous flow of water over them.
A leopard shark has five gill slits on either side of its body. The gill slits are on the sides of the shark's head.
its a type of flap used in periodontal surgery for pocket reduction
it can flap it wings 120000000 in 1000 minutes
Ah, the gill filament, gill arch, and gill rakers are all important parts of a fish's gills. The gill filaments help increase surface area for oxygen exchange, the gill arch supports the filaments and contains blood vessels, and the gill rakers help filter out food particles from the water. Each part plays a vital role in helping the fish breathe and eat, keeping them healthy and happy in their underwater world.
The flap of tissue that covers a bony fish gill is the bony operculum.
The scientific name for the gill cover in fish is "operculum." It is a bony flap that helps protect the delicate gills and aids in the process of respiration by regulating water flow over the gills.
It all depends on the amount of oxygen in the water. If the water is low on oxygen then a fish must work harder to get the oxygen it needs so it will flap it's gill more often.
flap flap flap.
a gill cover is used to cover the gill on the fish
flap could flap and the flap could explode the flap earth
Bony fish (Class: Osteichthyes) have: 1. a bony skeleton 2. a swim bladder 3. a gill flap or cover (the operculum)
The word flap is a regular verb. Flap can also be a noun.
The same a large bird would, I guess. You know, flap, flap, flap, whoosh, flap? You get my point?
A pilots flap is an aileron.
The past tense of flap is flapped.
A bilateral gill trama is a type of gill trama, the internal flesh of a mushroom's gill, which has a central strand of hyphae.