branchial
Pertaining to gills
Branchial means relating to gills—the respiratory organs fish and some amphibians use to extract oxygen from water.
The term appears mainly in anatomy and zoology: branchial arches, branchial clefts.
In embryology, branchial structures refer to gill-like formations in vertebrate embryos, including humans, that develop into other structures like the jaw and ear.
Thin parallel plates
- filamentsVery thin threads
- operculumAnatomical lid structure
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
diffusion · gas exchange · osmoregulation · capillaries · water flow · oxygen uptake · carbon dioxide · filter-feeding
Fish with calcified skeleton
- sharksLarge predatory fish
- raysLines from a source
- troutFreshwater game fish
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
lungfish · hagfish · lamprey · sturgeon · catfish · perch · freshwater · saltwater
Exoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- crayfishFreshwater pinching crustacean
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
amphipod · isopod · tadpole · salamander · axolotl · sea slug · nudibranch · polychaete
Hormone-producing neck gland
- parathyroidCalcium-managing endocrine glands
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- cranial nervesTwelve brainstem-emerging neural pairs
lamellae
Thin parallel plates
- filamentsVery thin threads
- operculumAnatomical lid structure
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
ventilation · diffusion · gas exchange · osmoregulation · capillaries · water flow · oxygen uptake · carbon dioxide · filter-feeding
bony fish
Fish with calcified skeleton
salmon · lungfish · hagfish · lamprey · sturgeon · catfish · perch · freshwater · saltwater · marine
crustaceans
Exoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
shrimp · amphipod · isopod · tadpole · salamander · axolotl · sea slug · nudibranch · polychaete · bivalve
thyroid
Hormone-producing neck gland
- parathyroidCalcium-managing endocrine glands
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- branchial archEmbryonic throat structure
- branchial archesEmbryonic gill-region structures