Fish Functional Morphology: How Fish Swim Part 1
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What primarily allows sharks to maintain depth while swimming?

  • The weight of their bones
  • The size of their stomach
  • Their high muscle mass
  • Dynamic lift from pectoral fins (correct)

Which type of drag is influenced by the smoothness and surface area of a fish's body?

  • Chemical drag
  • Frictional drag (correct)
  • Inertial drag
  • Radiation drag

How do fast-swimming fishes typically minimize drag?

  • By increasing their muscle mass
  • By having a large body surface area
  • By maintaining a fusiform shape (correct)
  • By using a round caudal fin

What is one function of fins in fish locomotion?

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Which statement about buoyancy in sharks is accurate?

<p>They use a combination of a large liver and dynamic lift. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does mucus benefit fish in terms of swimming?

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What is primarily responsible for inertial drag in fish?

<p>The speed at which the fish swims (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of the paired fins in teleost fish aids in studying their evolutionary relationships?

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What primary structure provides the main propulsion for fish swimming?

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How do fins contribute to locomotion in fish?

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What is a significant factor that affects the swimming mechanics of fish?

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How does the body shape of a fish assist in reducing drag while swimming?

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What type of muscles in fish are primarily responsible for voluntary locomotion?

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Which element contributes to hydrostatic thrust during fish locomotion?

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What arrangement allows fish myotomes to enable versatile swimming movements?

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Which type of muscle is predominantly found in the gut of fish?

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The electric eel's electric organs serve which primary functions?

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What is one of the adaptations fish have developed for swimming in water, as opposed to terrestrial animals?

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What primary role do fins play in fish locomotion?

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How does the vertebral column aid in fish movement?

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What is the effect when water flows over the lower surface of a fish's fins at high speed?

<p>Decrease in pressure, causing upward movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes physostomous fishes from physoclistous fishes?

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What role does the swim bladder play in fish buoyancy?

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What mechanism do most fishes use to create thrust?

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What is the main consequence of fluid speed variations around the fish’s fins?

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between a fish’s body shape and hydrodynamics?

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Which type of fish lacks a swim bladder entirely?

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Which factors contribute to the drag forces experienced by fish as they swim?

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Flashcards

Sharks' Buoyancy

Sharks maintain buoyancy using a large, oil-filled liver (squalene) and their low-density cartilage.

Dynamic Lift in Sharks

Sharks use pectoral fin shape to adjust their depth while swimming. Their buoyancy is not completely reliant on their liver.

Fish Drag

Drag is a force resisting movement in water, primarily caused by the water's density/viscosity.

Frictional Drag

Frictional drag is the resistance caused by the water rubbing against a fish’s body.

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Inertial Drag

Inertial drag is created by the water displaced by swimming actions, including pressure and vortexes generated.

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Hydrodynamic Shape (Fish)

A fish's streamlined body shape minimizes frictional drag. Efficient swimmers have a fusiform body.

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Fish Propulsion

Fish use muscles, skeletons, and fins for swimming, providing thrust and control.

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Fin Types

Fins are composed of hard or soft rays and serve to steer, give lift, and act as brakes.

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What is Fish Anatomy?

The study of the physical parts and structures of a fish's body.

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What is Fish Physiology?

The study of how the parts of a fish's body work together.

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Functional Morphology

The study of how a fish's body parts work in its environment.

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Water Density

How heavy water is compared to air.

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Water Viscosity

How much water resists being moved.

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Why is Swimming Expensive?

Moving through dense and viscous water requires a lot of energy for fish.

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Fish Muscles - 3 Types

Skeletal (for swimming), Smooth (for organs), Cardiac (for the heart)

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Epaxial Muscles

Top muscles in a fish, helping it move up.

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Hypaxial Muscles

Bottom muscles in a fish, helping it move down.

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Myomeres

Muscles arranged in W-shaped layers, helping fish swim efficiently.

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Fish skeleton function

Fish skeletons act as a framework, distributing forces, and providing leverage for movement.

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Vertical Lift-Fish

The vertical force acting opposite to the thrust which enables fish to control depth in water.

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Thrust-Fish

The forward force that pushes the fish through the water.

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Fish fins role

Fins generate thrust and control direction.

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Swim bladder

An organ in some fish that aids buoyancy control by regulating gas to change the fish density.

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Physostomous fish

Fish with a swim bladder connected to the digestive system.

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Physoclistous fish

Fish with a swim bladder not connected to the digestive system.

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Fish skull function

The skull acts as a stable base or fulcrum for the muscles.

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Fish vertebral column role

Vertebral column works as a lever for fish movements.

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Study Notes

Fish Functional Morphology: How Fish Swim (Part 1)

  • Fish anatomy studies the structural morphology of fish.
  • Fish physiology studies how fish parts function.
  • Structure and function are interconnected; understanding function clarifies anatomical descriptions.
  • Functional morphology studies how body parts operate in a specific environment.
  • The course explores the anatomical and physiological adaptations of fish for life in water.
  • Fish locomotion is the initial focus.

Fish Locomotion: How Fish Swim

  • Fish swimming adaptations are influenced by water density and viscosity.
  • Water is significantly denser and more viscous than air.
  • Fish must overcome water's resistance to movement; gravity is countered by hydrostatic thrust.
  • Fish locomotion is energetically demanding.

Fish Swimming: Power, Framework, and Direction

  • Fish swimming relies on muscles for power, a skeleton for framework, and fins for thrust and direction.

Fish Muscles

  • Fish muscles resemble those of other vertebrates, categorized into:
    • Skeletal (striated, voluntary) muscle primarily for locomotion.
    • Smooth (nonskeletal, involuntary) muscle mostly involved with internal organs and gut.
    • Cardiac (nonskeletal, involuntary, striated) muscle found only in the heart.
  • Fish have a higher proportion (40-60%) of skeletal locomotory muscles compared to tetrapods.
  • Epaxial muscles are the upper, and hypaxial muscles are the lower pairs in fish.
  • W-shaped myotomes (myomeres) allow movement in multiple directions.
  • Myotome shape resembles a spring; compression releases energy for movement.
  • Skeletal muscles power fish swimming.

Electric Organs in Fish

  • Some fish, like electric rays, have electric organs; these organs consist of modified muscles.
  • The main nerves stimulate electric organs in a honeycomb-like columnar structure.
  • Electric rays can generate high-voltage electric discharges.

Lift, Buoyancy, and Swim Bladder

  • Many teleosts have a swim bladder for buoyancy control.
  • The swim bladder can fill or empty with gas to regulate buoyancy and fish depth.
  • Fish with a swim bladder that has a connection to the gut are called physostomous.
  • Fish without this connection are called physoclistous.

The Liver as a Buoyancy Organ

  • Some fish without swim bladders use their liver filled with oil as a buoyancy aid.
  • Sharks rely on their large livers and cartilage for buoyancy.

Drag Forces

  • The main cause of energy expenditure in fish swimming is drag from water's high density and viscosity.
  • Drag force opposes swimming direction.
  • Two drag components are:
    • Frictional (viscous) drag caused by friction between fish's body and water.
    • Inertial drag (pressure + vortex drag) from water displacement by fish movement.
  • Smooth body shape and fins reduce frictional drag.
  • Body shape also reduces inertial drag.

Fish Fins and Locomotion

  • Fins control fish movements by directing thrust and lift.
  • Fins act as brakes.
  • Fin shapes are various—like a folding fan, or a paddle.
  • Paired fins position vary with species that indicates evolutionary relationships.

Locomotory Types in Fish (via Trunk and Tail)

  • Fish swimming types are classified based on body and fin involvement in propulsion.
  • Four main types of undulatory movement, with varying levels of trunk involvement, are recognised:
    • Anguilliform (e.g., eels)
    • Subcarangiform (e.g., trouts)
    • Carangiform (e.g., jacks)
    • Thunniform (e.g., tuna).

Locomotory Types in Fish (via Fins)

  • Oscillatory movement uses fins for propulsion including:
    • Sunfish, triggerfish, coelacanths
  • Undulatory movement uses fins for propulsion including:
    • Stingrays, knifefish

Skeletal Structure and Swimming

  • The structure (cartilaginous vs. bony) of a fish's skeleton influences its swimming style.
  • Sharks exhibit a more flexible swimming style enabled by their cartilaginous skeletons.
  • Teleost fish (with bony skeletons) exhibit a more rigid (robotic) swimming style.

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This quiz delves into the anatomical and physiological adaptations of fish, focusing on how they move through water. It covers the structural morphology of fish and how these features enable effective locomotion against water resistance. Discover the interplay between muscles, skeletons, and fins that allow fish to thrive in their aquatic environments.

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