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What are the two major mechanisms of respiratory gas transport?
What are the two major mechanisms of respiratory gas transport?
Diffusion and convection
What is convective gas transport also known as?
What is convective gas transport also known as?
Transport by bulk flow
What are the two principal processes by which animals set fluids in motion to transport gases?
What are the two principal processes by which animals set fluids in motion to transport gases?
Breathing and the pumping of blood
What type of flow occurs in the lungs of mammals?
What type of flow occurs in the lungs of mammals?
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What are the two types of fluid flow mentioned in the text that affect gas transport?
What are the two types of fluid flow mentioned in the text that affect gas transport?
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What is the mechanism called when a fish holds its mouth open and swims powerfully forward to ram water into its buccal cavity and across its gills?
What is the mechanism called when a fish holds its mouth open and swims powerfully forward to ram water into its buccal cavity and across its gills?
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What is the process by which O2 is transported to the gas-exchange membrane from the environmental medium?
What is the process by which O2 is transported to the gas-exchange membrane from the environmental medium?
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How does oxygen cross the gas-exchange membrane into an animal?
How does oxygen cross the gas-exchange membrane into an animal?
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What are the two types of ventilation mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of ventilation mentioned in the text?
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How is water flow across the gills of teleost (bony) fish maintained?
How is water flow across the gills of teleost (bony) fish maintained?
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What is the term for the process of gas molecules being carried from place to place by fluid flow?
What is the term for the process of gas molecules being carried from place to place by fluid flow?
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What are the two respiratory gases referred to in the text?
What are the two respiratory gases referred to in the text?
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What are the two principal processes by which animals set fluids in motion to transport gases, and what do they speed the transport of?
What are the two principal processes by which animals set fluids in motion to transport gases, and what do they speed the transport of?
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What is the term for the type of flow that occurs in the lungs of mammals?
What is the term for the type of flow that occurs in the lungs of mammals?
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What are the two major mechanisms of respiratory gas transport mentioned in the text?
What are the two major mechanisms of respiratory gas transport mentioned in the text?
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What is the process by which oxygen crosses the gas-exchange membrane into an animal?
What is the process by which oxygen crosses the gas-exchange membrane into an animal?
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What is the term for the mechanism in which a fish holds its mouth open and swims powerfully forward to ram water into its buccal cavity and across its gills?
What is the term for the mechanism in which a fish holds its mouth open and swims powerfully forward to ram water into its buccal cavity and across its gills?
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What is the specific classification for fishes that depend solely on ram ventilation to breathe?
What is the specific classification for fishes that depend solely on ram ventilation to breathe?
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What is the thin layer of tissue that separates the internal tissues of the animal from the environmental medium (air or water)?
What is the thin layer of tissue that separates the internal tissues of the animal from the environmental medium (air or water)?
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How is water flow across the gills of teleost (bony) fish maintained?
How is water flow across the gills of teleost (bony) fish maintained?
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