Gills and Scales Flashcards
1
Q
Operculum
A
Gill Cover
2
Q
How do fish control the amount of water that enters their bodies?
A
Goes over the gills by opening and closing their buccal cavity and opercular chamber
3
Q
What are the two common ways for water to enter fish?
A
- Buccal Pumping
2. Ram Ventilation
4
Q
Buccal Pumping
A
Mouth opens water flows in and over the gills.
5
Q
Ram Ventilation
A
Respiratory flow in which the mouth is opened during swimming, such that water flows through the mouth and across the gills.
6
Q
What are the 4 most common scale types in fish?
A
- Ctenoid
- Cycloid
- Ganoid
- Placoid
