Principles of Animal Physiology
Principles of Animal Physiology
Principles of Animal Physiology
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<strong>Principles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Physiology</strong><br />
Respiratory System<br />
Water Breathers<br />
▪ It is more difficult to exchange gases in water<br />
▸ O 2 relatively insoluble in water, 10k slower<br />
▸ CO CO2 is 20 times more soluble in water than O O2 ▸ Their solubility decreases with increasing salinity<br />
▸ Th Their i soulbility lbilit decreases d with ith iincreasing i<br />
temperature<br />
▸ O O2 content in water varies more than in air<br />
▸ Unlike air, water has other life-sustaining<br />
components other than gases, gases like dissolved ions, ions<br />
organic matter and water
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