Respiration of Fish, Human, and Adult Honey-Bee

Comparison of Structure and FunctionBy: Katie Raymond

Buchman

This presentation discusses…

• The respiration of fish, humans, and honey-bees.

• Structure• Function• Express comparison between species• Oxygen main consumer• http://youtu.be/HiT621PrrO0

Fish Respiration Structure

• Gills- located on the sides of the head -Made of Gill Filaments• Gill Filaments- feathery structures that provide

a large surface for gas exchange- arranged in rows in the gill arches-each filament has a lamellae

• Lamellae- Discs that contain capillaries

(Humphreys)© Australian Museum

Fish Respiration Structure (con’t.)

• Capillaries- blood enters and leaves the gills through these small blood vessels

• Operculum- a flap that covers and protects the gills of a bony fish. – Water enters the mouth carrying dissolved oxygen – The jaw and operculum move to allow pumping of

incoming water through the gills.• http://www.earthlife.net/fish/gills.html

Fish Respiration Function

• Water passes over gill filaments- blood inside capillaries picks up dissolved oxygen

• Blood in capillaries flows opposite the flow of water over the filaments.– This increases the opportunity for absorption.

• The circulatory system then transports the oxygen to all tissues.

Human Respiration Structure http://www.mindfiesta.com/respiration

• Mouth• Nose (cilia-nose hairs)• Pharynx (throat) • Trachea(windpipe)• Bronchial tubes- bronchioles• Lungs• Alveoli• Capillaries• Diaphragm(Tortora 732-744)

Human Respiration Function(“Respiration”)

http://youtu.be/RfCeiK0xtR0

• Air enters mouth/nose and travels through pharynx into trachea, which branch into bronchioles.

• Air then enters the lungs which absorb oxygen like a sponge through tiny sacs.

• Alveolar sacs are attached to capillaries and exchange oxygen( Respiration).– This is the location of O2 exchange from the

respiratory system to the circulatory system.

Adult Honey-bee Respiration Structure“Tracheal System”(Yahya, “Bee’s”)

• Respiratory openings- Spirades• Divides into branches to reach every organ in the

bee’s body. • Trachea arms widen to form air sacs that store air.– They are large, but few in number.

• Small branches and tubes emerging from the sacs extend as far as the tissues.

• They can accelerate the passage of air into their bodies by contracting these sacs which speed up the oxygenation of the tissues.

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/honeybee/

In Conclusion…•Fish, humans, and honey-bees require oxygen for survival.

•Each has an area that expands for air intake.

•Their respiratory systems are each unique for their habitat.

•Each animal must intake oxygen and transport it to it’s blood supply.

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