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BonyFishOrgans
Chapter 19.2 of Biology: God's Living Creation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gills | Special organs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass between the water and the fish's blood |
| Gill Arch | A curved arch of cartilage where a gill is in a fish |
| Gill Filaments | The filaments that water passes by to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood |
| Gill Chamber | A chamber that opens into the fish's pharynx |
| Gill Rakers | Vanelike projections from the front of each gill arch that strain food particles and other debris out of the water |
| Lateral Line | A system of special nerve endings that extends over a fish's head and the sides of it's body |
| Swim Bladder | A hollow, gas-filled chamber located high in the fish's body cavity |