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100 relations: Agnatha, Amniote, Amphibian, Aquatic respiration, Artificial gills (human), Atmosphere of Earth, Basal (phylogenetics), Batoidea, Bichir, Book lung, Branchial arch, Callichthyidae, Capillary, Carbon dioxide, Cartilage, Chimaera, Chondrichthyes, Chordate, Copepod, Countercurrent exchange, Cubic metre, Cutaneous respiration, Cyst, Didymozoidae, Ectoderm, Endoderm, Esophagus, Eustachian tube, Evolution, Fish, Fresh water, Gas exchange, Gill, Gill raker, Gill slit, Gnathiidae, Gram, Habitat, Hagfish, Homology (biology), Huffmanela, Huffmanela ossicola, Hypostomus plecostomus, Ichthyology & Herpetology, Ionocyte, Isopoda, Jaw, Lamella (surface anatomy), Lamprey, Larva, ... Expand index (50 more) »
- Organs (anatomy)
- Respiratory system
Agnatha
Agnatha is an infraphylum of jawless fish in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, consisting of both living (cyclostomes) and extinct (conodonts, anaspids, and ostracoderms) species.
Amniote
Amniotes are tetrapod vertebrate animals belonging to the clade Amniota, a large group that comprises the vast majority of living terrestrial and semiaquatic vertebrates.
Amphibian
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.
Aquatic respiration
Aquatic respiration is the process whereby an aquatic organism exchanges respiratory gases with water, obtaining oxygen from oxygen dissolved in water and excreting carbon dioxide and some other metabolic waste products into the water.
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Artificial gills (human)
Artificial gills are unproven conceptualised devices to allow a human to be able to take in oxygen from surrounding water.
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Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
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Basal (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.
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Batoidea
Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays.
Bichir
Bichirs and the reedfish comprise Polypteridae, a family of archaic ray-finned fishes and the only family in the order Polypteriformes.
Book lung
A book lung is a type of respiration organ used for atmospheric gas exchange that is present in many arachnids, such as scorpions and spiders.
Branchial arch
Branchial arches, or gill arches, are a series of paired bony "loops" that support the gills in fish. Fish gill and Branchial arch are fish anatomy.
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Callichthyidae
Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies.
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Capillary
A capillary is a small blood vessel, from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter, and is part of the microcirculation system.
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
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Cartilage
Cartilage is a resilient and smooth type of connective tissue.
Chimaera
Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes, known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last three names are not to be confused with rattails, Opisthoproctidae, or Siganidae, respectively.
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes is a class of jawed fish that contains the cartilaginous fish or chondrichthyans, which all have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage.
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Chordate
A chordate is a deuterostomic animal belonging to the phylum Chordata. All chordates possess, at some point during their larval or adult stages, five distinctive physical characteristics (synapomorphies) that distinguish them from other taxa.
Copepod
Copepods (meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat.
Countercurrent exchange
Countercurrent exchange is a mechanism occurring in nature and mimicked in industry and engineering, in which there is a crossover of some property, usually heat or some chemical, between two flowing bodies flowing in opposite directions to each other.
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Cubic metre
The cubic metre (in Commonwealth English and international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or cubic meter (in American English) is the unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI).
Cutaneous respiration
Cutaneous respiration, or cutaneous gas exchange (sometimes called, skin breathing), is a form of respiration in which gas exchange occurs across the skin or outer integument of an organism rather than gills or lungs.
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Cyst
A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct envelope and division compared with the nearby tissue.
Didymozoidae
Didymozoidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Plagiorchiida.
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Ectoderm
The ectoderm is one of the three primary germ layers formed in early embryonic development.
Endoderm
Endoderm is the innermost of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo.
Esophagus
The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English, see spelling differences; both;: (o)esophagi or (o)esophaguses), colloquially known also as the food pipe, food tube, or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. Fish gill and esophagus are organs (anatomy).
Eustachian tube
The Eustachian tube, also called the auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube, is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear, of which it is also a part.
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Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
Fish
A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.
Fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.
Gas exchange
Gas exchange is the physical process by which gases move passively by diffusion across a surface.
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Gill
A gill is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. Fish gill and gill are fish anatomy, organs (anatomy) and respiratory system.
Gill raker
Gill rakers in fish are bony or cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch (gill arch) and are involved with suspension feeding tiny prey. Fish gill and Gill raker are fish anatomy.
Gill slit
Gill slits are individual openings to gills, i.e., multiple gill arches, which lack a single outer cover. Fish gill and gill slit are fish anatomy.
Gnathiidae
The Gnathiidae are a family of isopod crustaceans.
Gram
The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
Habitat
In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.
Hagfish
Hagfish, of the class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti) and order Myxiniformes, are eel-shaped jawless fish (occasionally called slime eels).
Homology (biology)
In biology, homology is similarity due to shared ancestry between a pair of structures or genes in different taxa.
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Huffmanela
Huffmanela is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Trichosomoididae.
Huffmanela ossicola
Huffmanela ossicola is a parasitic nematode.
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Hypostomus plecostomus
Hypostomus plecostomus, also known as the suckermouth catfish or common pleco, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae), named for the longitudinal rows of armor-like scutes that cover the upper parts of the head and body (the lower surface of head and abdomen is naked soft skin).
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Ichthyology & Herpetology
Ichthyology & Herpetology (formerly Copeia) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in ichthyology and herpetology that was originally named after Edward Drinker Cope, a prominent American researcher in these fields.
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Ionocyte
An ionocyte (formerly called a chloride cell) is a mitochondrion-rich cell within ionoregulatory organs of animals, such as teleost fish gill, insect Malpighian tubules, crustacean gills, antennal glands and maxillary glands, and copepod Crusalis organs. Fish gill and ionocyte are fish anatomy.
Isopoda
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans.
Jaw
The jaws are a pair of opposable articulated structures at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food.
Lamella (surface anatomy)
Lamellae on a gecko's foot. In surface anatomy, a lamella is a thin plate-like structure, often one amongst many lamellae very close to one another, with open space between.
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Lamprey
Lampreys (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are a group of jawless fish comprising the order Petromyzontiformes.
Larva
A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.
Larynx
The larynx, commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. Fish gill and larynx are respiratory system.
Leech
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida.
Little skate
The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) is a species of skate in the family Rajidae, found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina on sand or gravel habitats.
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Loricariidae
Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species.
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Lung
The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish. Fish gill and lung are organs (anatomy) and respiratory system.
Mammal
A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.
Monogenea
Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea, are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish.
Mudskipper
Mudskippers are any of the 23 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family Oxudercidae.
Myxosporea
Myxosporea is a class of microscopic animals, all of whom are parasites.
Nematode
The nematodes (or; ΝηματÏŽδη; Nematoda), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda.
Northern pike
The northern pike (Esox lucius) is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes).
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Operculum (fish)
The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding. Fish gill and operculum (fish) are fish anatomy.
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Organ (biology)
In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function. Fish gill and organ (biology) are organs (anatomy).
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Osmotic concentration
Osmotic concentration, formerly known as osmolarity, is the measure of solute concentration, defined as the number of osmoles (Osm) of solute per litre (L) of solution (osmol/L or Osm/L).
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Ossicles
The ossicles (also called auditory ossicles) are three bones in either middle ear that are among the smallest bones in the human body.
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes, also known as osteichthyans or commonly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse superclass of vertebrate animals that have endoskeletons primarily composed of bone tissue.
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Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
Oxygen saturation
Oxygen saturation (symbol SO2) is a relative measure of the concentration of oxygen that is dissolved or carried in a given medium as a proportion of the maximal concentration that can be dissolved in that medium at the given temperature.
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Parasitism
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.
Pharyngeal pouch (embryology)
In the embryonic development of vertebrates, pharyngeal pouches form on the endodermal side between the pharyngeal arches.
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Pharynx
The pharynx (pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs respectively). Fish gill and pharynx are respiratory system.
Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy
In phylogenetics, a plesiomorphy ("near form") and symplesiomorphy are synonyms for an ancestral character shared by all members of a clade, which does not distinguish the clade from other clades.
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Prenatal development
Prenatal development involves the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation.
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Process (anatomy)
In anatomy, a process (processus) is a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body.
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Protein filament
In biology, a protein filament is a long chain of protein monomers, such as those found in hair, muscle, or in flagella.
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Protist
A protist or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus.
Protopterus
Protopterus is the genus of four species of lungfish found in Africa.
Pseudobranch
The pseudobranch, also pseudobranchia, is the reduced first gill arch of a fish (on the inner surface of the opercle, near the junction of the preopercle) as well as a reduced "false" gill in some gastropods. Fish gill and pseudobranch are fish anatomy.
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Reedfish
The reedfish, ropefish (more commonly used in the United States), or snakefish, Erpetoichthys calabaricus, is a species of fish in the family Polypteridae alongside the bichirs.
Salt
In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl).
Scoloplax
Scoloplax is the only genus in the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Scoloplacidae, the spiny dwarf catfishes.
Seawater
Seawater, or sea water, is water from a sea or ocean.
Septum
In biology, a septum (Latin for something that encloses;: septa) is a wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones.
Shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.
Sodium–potassium pump
The sodium–potassium pump (sodium–potassium adenosine triphosphatase, also known as -ATPase, pump, or sodium–potassium ATPase) is an enzyme (an electrogenic transmembrane ATPase) found in the membrane of all animal cells.
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Spiracle (vertebrates)
Spiracles are openings on the surface of some animals, which usually lead to respiratory systems. Fish gill and Spiracle (vertebrates) are respiratory system.
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Standard temperature and pressure
Standard temperature and pressure (STP) or Standard conditions for temperature and pressure are various standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements used to allow comparisons to be made between different sets of data.
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Stapes
The stapes or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other animals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Surface area
The surface area (symbol A) of a solid object is a measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies.
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Teleost
Teleostei (Greek teleios "complete" + osteon "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts, is, by far, the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, and contains 96% of all extant species of fish.
Tetrapod
A tetrapod is any four-limbed vertebrate animal of the superclass Tetrapoda.
Thymus
The thymus (thymuses or thymi) is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Fish gill and thymus are organs (anatomy).
Thyroid
The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.
Tissue (biology)
In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.
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Tonsil
The tonsils are a set of lymphoid organs facing into the aerodigestive tract, which is known as Waldeyer's tonsillar ring and consists of the adenoid tonsil (or pharyngeal tonsil), two tubal tonsils, two palatine tonsils, and the lingual tonsils.
Trematoda
Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes or trematodes.
Trichosomoididae
The Trichosomoididae is a family of nematodes.
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Tuna
A tuna (tunas or tuna) is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family.
Turbellaria
The Turbellaria are one of the traditional sub-divisions of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms), and include all the sub-groups that are not exclusively parasitic.
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are deuterostomal animals with bony or cartilaginous axial endoskeleton — known as the vertebral column, spine or backbone — around and along the spinal cord, including all fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
See also
Organs (anatomy)
- Artificial organs
- Bladder
- Blood–thymus barrier
- Brain
- Branchiostegal lung
- Breast
- Electric organ (fish)
- Esophagus
- Fish gill
- Gallbladder
- Gastric mucosa
- Gill
- Glands
- Heart
- Human skin
- Integument
- Kidney
- Large intestine
- Liver
- Lung
- Mesentery
- Natalid organ
- Nuchal organ
- Organ (biology)
- Organ failure
- Organ of Bojanus
- Organ systems
- Organ trade
- Organ transplantation
- Ovary
- Ovary (botany)
- Pancreas
- Placenta
- Pregnancy specific biological substances
- Sensory organs
- Sex organs
- Skin
- Small intestine
- Splanchnic
- Splanchnology
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Swim bladder
- Thymus
- Urinary bladder
- Uterus
- Vestigial organs
Respiratory system
- Airway tone
- Barrel chest
- Blood–air barrier
- Bronchus
- Development of the respiratory system
- Eupnea
- Fish gill
- Gill
- Larynx
- Lung
- Mucociliary clearance
- Nasal cavity
- Nose
- Obligate nasal breathing
- Pharynx
- Pulmonology
- Reid index
- Respiratory epithelium
- Respiratory system
- Respiratory system of the horse
- Respiratory tract
- Spiracle (arthropods)
- Spiracle (vertebrates)
- Thoracic cavity
- Trachea
- Trachealis muscle
- Work of breathing