How Book Lungs Work
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How book lungs work. Your lungs are a pair of organs in your chest. In addition to spider. The remarkable respiratory system.
Blood is passed over a large surface area to absorb oxygen. There are slits on the belly of the arachnid that allow air to enter and exit the book lungs. Book lungs are believed to be the ancestral type of respiratory organ in arachnids.
Your body also needs to get rid of carbon dioxide. The book lungs function when the arachnid moves which pushes air in and out of the arachnid body. A dictionary of zoology michael allaby.
Slim goodbody s body buddies paperback january 1 2009 by john burstein author visit amazon s john burstein page. When you inhale breathe in air enters your lungs and oxygen from the air moves from your lungs to your blood. How do my lungs work.
The book lungs contain blood vessels that bring the blood into close contact with the surface exposed to the air and where gas exchange between blood and air occurs. Every cell of the body needs oxygen to stay alive and healthy. It s level j so it has little text on the page.
This is a great book to teach young people about lungs. Find all the books read about the author and more. At the same time carbon dioxide a waste gas moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled breathe out.