Book Lungs Are Respiratory Organs Of
Book lungs are similar to book gills which can.
Book lungs are respiratory organs of. Diffusion of gases occurs between the hemolymph circulating within thin leaflike structures lamellae stacked like pages in a book within the pocket and the air in spaces between these thin structures. 1895 1900 random house kernerman webster s college dictionary 2010 k dictionaries ltd. Spiders are a common types of the phylum arthropoda that we see everyday.
Their respiratory system contains two organs that allows them to properly breathe book lungs and tracheae. The other main parts of this system include a series of airways for air passages blood vessels and the muscles that facilitate breathing. Tracheae are very small tubes in which the spider can transport air to the different tissues in the body.
The human respiratory system consists of a group of organs and tissues that help us to breathe. Two types of respiratory organs are found among arachnids. Book lung synonyms book lung pronunciation.
Lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system which help in the exchange of gases. Book lungs and tracheae. A book lung is a type of respiration organ used for atmospheric gas exchange that is present in many arachnids such as scorpions and spiders each of these organs is located inside an open ventral abdominal air filled cavity atrium and connects with the surroundings through a small opening for the purpose of respiration.
The first are called book lungs which get their name because they look like stacked pages of a book. One of the paired saccular respiratory organs found in some arachnids such as scorpions and spiders consisting of several parallel membranous folds arranged like the pages in a book. Copyright 2005 1997 1991 by random house inc.
Book lungs are found in hardened pockets generally located on the underside of the abdomen. Arachnids have two types of respiratory organs. The respiratory organ of many arachnids composed of thin paperlike layers of tissue.