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Card 6

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What is the counter current flow in fish?

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Card 7

Front

Explain the counter current exchange principle?

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Card 8

Front

Why is countercurrent flow an efficient means of exchanging gases across the gills of fish?

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Card 9

Front

Water flow over fish gills is one-way where as the flow of air in and out of the lungs is two-way. Suggest why one-way flow is an advantage to fish?

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