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    Avian Respiration

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    Birds have small, rigid lungs that do not expand or contract during respiration. Instead, they rely on large air sacs that are connected to the lungs. During respiration, air flows through the lungs and into these air sacs, with inhalation and exhalation both being active processes. There are 9 air sacs total, with air flowing through two respiratory cycles - one using the posterior sacs and one using the anterior sacs. This allows for a continuous, unidirectional flow of air through the lungs.

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    Avian Respiration

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    Birds have small, rigid lungs that do not expand or contract during respiration. Instead, they rely on large air sacs that are connected to the lungs. During respiration, air flows through the lungs and into these air sacs, with inhalation and exhalation both being active processes. There are 9 air sacs total, with air flowing through two respiratory cycles - one using the posterior sacs and one using the anterior sacs. This allows for a continuous, unidirectional flow of air through the lungs.

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    Birds have small, rigid lungs that do not expand or contract during respiration. Instead, they rely on large air sacs that are connected to the lungs. During respiration, air flows through the lungs and into these air sacs, with inhalation and exhalation both being active processes. There are 9 air sacs total, with air flowing through two respiratory cycles - one using the posterior sacs and one using the anterior sacs. This allows for a continuous, unidirectional flow of air through the lungs.

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    Avian Respiration

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    Alfred James Soriano
    Birds have small, rigid lungs that do not expand or contract during respiration. Instead, they rely on large air sacs that are connected to the lungs. During respiration, air flows through the lungs and into these air sacs, with inhalation and exhalation both being active processes. There are 9 air sacs total, with air flowing through two respiratory cycles - one using the posterior sacs and one using the anterior sacs. This allows for a continuous, unidirectional flow of air through the lungs.

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    RESPIRATION IN BIRDS

     The lungs are small and attached to ribs and are rigid; they do not expand or
    contract during the respiratory cycle.

     Large discrete air sacs are present. Both inspiration and expiration are active.
    Avian Lungs
     Each lung contains one main intrapulmonary primary bronchus, which
    divides into these sets of secondary bronchi.
     The Secondary bronchi divide into tertiary bronchi or parabronchi.
     The three sets of secondary bronchi are
     Mediodorsal
     Medioventral
     Lateroventral
    AIR SACS
     These large thin-walled air sacs arise from some secondary bronchi.
     They function as airways.
     There are 9 air sacs ; (5 anterior and 4 posterior )
     unpaired inter clavicular sac, paired cervical and anterior thoracic air sacs) are
    anterior air sacs.
     Paired posterior thoracic and large abdominal sacs are the posterior air sacs.
    MECHANISM OF RESPIRATION
    Cycle 1
    • Inhalation: Posterior thoracic –
    abdominal Air sacs
    • Exhalation: Abominal AS – Lungs

    Cycle 2
    • Inhaltion: Lung – Interclavicular –
    Cervical – Anteriro Thoracic AS
    • Exhalation: Anterior Thoracic AS –
    Trachea

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
    =kWMmyVu1ueY
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