1. Buchman
of Fish, Human, and
Adult Honey-Bee
Comparison of Structure and
Function
By: Katie Raymond

2. This presentation discusses…
• The respiration of fish, humans, and honey-
bees.
• Structure
• Function
• Express comparison between species
• Oxygen main consumer
• http://youtu.be/HiT621PrrO0

3. Fish Respiration Structure
• Gills- located on the sides of the head
-Made of Gill Filaments
• Gill Filaments- feathery structures that
provide a large surface for gas exchange
- arranged in rows in the gill arches
-each filament has a lamellae
• Lamellae- Discs that contain capillaries

4. © Australian Museum (Humphreys)

5. Fish Respiration Structure (con’t.)
• Capillaries- blood enters and leaves the gills
through these small blood vessels
• Operculum- a flap that covers and protects
the gills of a bony fish.
– Water enters the mouth carrying dissolved oxygen
– The jaw and operculum move to allow pumping of
incoming water through the gills.
• http://www.earthlife.net/fish/gills.html

6. Fish Respiration Function
• Water passes over gill filaments
- blood inside capillaries picks up dissolved
oxygen
• Blood in capillaries flows opposite the flow of
water over the filaments.
– This increases the opportunity for absorption.
• The circulatory system then transports the
oxygen to all tissues.

7. Human Respiration Structure
http://www.mindfiesta.com/respiration
• Mouth
• Nose (cilia-nose hairs)
• Pharynx (throat)
• Trachea(windpipe)
• Bronchial tubes- bronchioles
• Lungs
• Alveoli
• Capillaries
• Diaphragm
(Tortora 732-744)

8. Human Respiration Function
(“Respiration”)
http://youtu.be/RfCeiK0xtR0
• Air enters mouth/nose and travels through
pharynx into trachea, which branch into
bronchioles.
• Air then enters the lungs which absorb oxygen
like a sponge through tiny sacs.
• Alveolar sacs are attached to capillaries and
exchange oxygen( Respiration).
– This is the location of O2 exchange from the
respiratory system to the circulatory system.

9. Adult Honey-bee Respiration Structure
“Tracheal System”(Yahya, “Bee’s”)
• Respiratory openings- Spirades
• Divides into branches to reach every organ in the
bee’s body.
• Trachea arms widen to form air sacs that store air.
– They are large, but few in number.
• Small branches and tubes emerging from the sacs
extend as far as the tissues.
• They can accelerate the passage of air into their
bodies by contracting these sacs which speed up
the oxygenation of the tissues.

10. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/honeybee/

11. In Conclusion…
•Fish, humans, and honey-bees require oxygen for survival.
•Each has an area that expands for air intake.
•Their respiratory systems are each unique for their habitat.
•Each animal must intake oxygen and transport it to it’s blood supply.

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