Respiration definitions

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Fick's law
equation relating the rate of diffusion and surface area of organisms under 1mm in size
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Krogh's diffusional coefficient
used in Fick's law for physiology (instead of the Fickian diffusional coefficient)
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Kleiber's law
total metabolism is roughly proportional to body mass(^0.75)
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Convection
mixing of dissolved gases in medium/body fluid via simple fluid movement
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Haemolymph
arthropod blood
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Blood sinus
space where organs are bathed in haemolymph
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Water vascular system
functions as the main gaseous exchange system in echinoderms
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Semi-closed system
blood sinuses are only partially lined so haemolymph is in direct contact with some organs (e.g. the gills) - found in hemichordates.
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Gill books
five pairs on hinged plate-like gills
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Bohr effect
change in affinity for oxygen of haemoglobin caused by the generation of H+ in anaerobic respiration
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Root effect
change in the number of units of haemoglobin able to carry oxygen in response to anaerobic respiration
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The Chloride/Hamburger effect
reduction in haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen in response to H+ and HCO3- from aerobic respiration (CO2)
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The Haldane effect
reverse of the chloride/hamburger effect - takes place in the gills to increase haemoglobin's oxygen affinity
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Hemerythrin
respiratory pigment with 2 Fe atoms
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Haemacyanin
respiratory pigment with 2 Cu atoms
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Chlorocruorin
respiratory pigment in annelids that goes green when de-oxygenated
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Ram ventilation
high flow rates produced by constant forward movenemtn in sharks
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Buccal pump
pump in teleost fish that produces a continuous unidirectional flow
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Obligate air feeders
rely on an air supply to survive (e.g. dipnoi/lungfish)
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Faculative air breathers
only breathe air when water oxygen levels are low
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used in Fick's law for physiology (instead of the Fickian diffusional coefficient)

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Krogh's diffusional coefficient

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total metabolism is roughly proportional to body mass(^0.75)

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mixing of dissolved gases in medium/body fluid via simple fluid movement

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arthropod blood

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