Gill
A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist. The microscopic structure of a gill presents a large surface area to the external environment. Branchia (: branchiae) is the zoologists' name for gills (from Ancient Greek ).With the exception of some aquatic insects, the filaments and lamellae (folds) contain blood or coelomic fluid, from which gases are exchanged through the thin walls. The blood carries oxygen to other parts of the body. Carbon dioxide passes from the blood through the thin gill tissue into the water. Gills or gill-like organs, located in different parts of the body, are found in various groups of aquatic animals, including mollusks, crustaceans, insects, fish, and amphibians. Semiterrestrial marine animals such as crabs and mudskippers have gill chambers in which they store water, enabling them to use the dissolved oxygen when they are on land. Provided by Wikipedia
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The Corners That Held Her: The Importance of Place in the Writings of Sylvia Townsend Warner by Gill Davies
Published 2005-11-01
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“The drops which fell from Shakespear’s Pen”: Hamlet in Contemporary Fiction by Gill, Patrick
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Talking about the elephant in the room: Improving fundamental assessment practices by Betty Gill
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Development-led Archaeology and Public Benefit from a Swedish Perspective by Alexander Gill
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Review of Clinical Ethics Consultation - A Practical Guide by Julia Gill
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Questioning Tenets of Landscape Architecture by Gill Lawson
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A Web-based Tutorial May Produce the Same Cognitive Outcomes as Face to Face Instruction by Gill Needham
Published 2006-06-01
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Reflections on a career in operational science: some lessons learned by Gill Jolly
Published 2023-05-01
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