Gas Exchange in Fish

Another video on Exchange!
In this video we examine the gills as an example of an exchange surface. We also discuss how fish pass water over their gills and how countercurrent flow maintains favourable exchange of oxygen.
Made for AQA AS Level students studying Unit 2: Variety of Living Organisms.

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  • @reyna7100
    @reyna71008 жыл бұрын

    Mr Pollock saving my A levels

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    @coolcat123456100

    7 жыл бұрын

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    @jodiehanson21333 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are helping me so much with my revision! They’re so clear and well laid out. YOU’RE GETTING ME THROUGH MY A LEVELS!!

  • @susanh2523
    @susanh25235 жыл бұрын

    this lesson was boring until I clicked on your video! Thank you so much. Your way of teaching is incredible

  • @issyb9102
    @issyb91028 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation of counter current flow is so helpful. Before when I answered questions on it, id just regurgitate the text book answer without understanding it

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @rebeccadawson1544
    @rebeccadawson15448 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are great! They're clear to understand, without wasting time

  • @oliverdonaldson3599
    @oliverdonaldson35997 жыл бұрын

    My teacher gave homework yet she never taught the class what we needed to know. Thank you so much! This, as well as your other videos, was super super helpful.

  • @caitlinroper7073
    @caitlinroper70738 жыл бұрын

    How come my teacher never explained it that well and yet instead of 7 lessons it took you 7 minutes?!

  • @cyriactomy4589
    @cyriactomy45894 жыл бұрын

    FINALLLY A DUD THAT EXPLAINS IT PROPERLY WITH PROPER COMPARISON

  • @kollinvanzandt7270
    @kollinvanzandt72709 ай бұрын

    Phenomenal video for visualization

  • @OgunjobiOluwakemi
    @OgunjobiOluwakemi10 ай бұрын

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    @lottsofclay70063 жыл бұрын

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  • @tonytor5346
    @tonytor5346 Жыл бұрын

    Great info. As a physician, this is very interesting. When teaching physiology to medical school students, using comparative anatomy, it is very important to know evolution. One thing i think I frequently use when teaching gas exchange, is that the surface area in humans, a 70 Kg adult is equivalent to the surface area of a basketball court! - The Chinese ( who else would have the patience🙄) did that manually in the 1960’s. As you know O2 saturation in Room Air is 21%. O2 seats in humans are expected to be above 90%. The O2 content in water is much lower, so either the efficiency of gills oils much higher, or the oxygen binding system is much more effective. From what I remember most fish have Fe based. In humans during fetal development, the O2 saturation is 20% when they have fetal hemoglobin. This is more than sufficient to maintain normal development. DARPA & US NAVY have developed fluorine based fluids to fill human lungs which can maintain up to 6 h of oxygenation. Fluorine binds 5 oxygen molecules and the alveoli are filled with fluid. A very unpleasant process where one feels they are drowning, but when they calm down, all is normal. Moving the diaphragm causes turbulence which brings new molecules of fluosyl (R) in contact with the outermost part of the alveolus. From the time I was peripherally involved with this research in the early 90’s I believe they have found a way to replenish the O2 on the fluosyl (R) by gas permeable cartridges& O2 tanks, therefore extending the duration of the dive. Would love to correspond with you & exchange some ideas.

  • @vkiwixii3426
    @vkiwixii3426 Жыл бұрын

    This is really helpful. I was struggling with this and only know base on the lesson but having this video up really help me understand better. Thank you.

  • @utube22021901
    @utube220219017 жыл бұрын

    I wish my biology teacher could teach this well.

  • @drd6482

    @drd6482

    Жыл бұрын

    I CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #areyouserious #yeahboi

  • @gabijagervinskyte828
    @gabijagervinskyte8283 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I could not understand how countercurrent flow works but your video and explanation helped me tremendeously!

  • @ohan8238
    @ohan82382 жыл бұрын

    Still helping me even though I'm no longer in Kellett :) Hi Mr Pollock!

  • @may6762
    @may67626 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much!! i've been trying to understand countercurrent flow for AGES and reading about it just confused me more, but when you showed that diagram it immediately clicked!!! thank you for saving my ATAR!!

  • @nathanaelsmalley8850
    @nathanaelsmalley88508 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot- really helped me understand countercurrent flow better.

  • @whoresee
    @whoresee4 жыл бұрын

    Loved how clearly you explained this, I really appreciate it. Thanks, and please continue to make these awesome videos! :)

  • @RTKavita
    @RTKavita6 жыл бұрын

    This was one of the best explanation !! Thank u Mr Pollock :)

  • @sal4439
    @sal44398 жыл бұрын

    WOOOOW! this was such an amazing video thanks sooo much, so clearly explained and spoken so lovely. so informative thank u so much !

  • @haleywitt1801
    @haleywitt18018 жыл бұрын

    This was really helpful to watch after having a hard time understanding countercurrent exchange during my class lecture. I appreciate the simple diagram showing opposite blood and water flow. Thanks!

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Haley Witt No probs; glad I could help!

  • @georgiav9507
    @georgiav95077 жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful for my As bio exam this afternoon! Thank you!!

  • @lauradaniels294
    @lauradaniels2947 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I found this video helpful and easy to understand.

  • @adamhaycock7982
    @adamhaycock79827 жыл бұрын

    very useful Mr Pollock, thank you very much

  • @samk4367
    @samk43678 жыл бұрын

    quick revision... now for some past paper questions! thanks

  • @cameornlisajane
    @cameornlisajane8 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous video, very well explained. Thank you.

  • @kenazkamwela6774
    @kenazkamwela67744 жыл бұрын

    I love the way u explain things

  • @dexactz
    @dexactz6 жыл бұрын

    This is a super good video, clearly explained what I could not understand

  • @astikadeo3996
    @astikadeo39963 жыл бұрын

    Very well explained🤗🤩

  • @oioiyouthere
    @oioiyouthere9 жыл бұрын

    You're a life saver. Thank you ever so much, however, please do more exam paper tutorials!

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    KaBoom Cheers!

  • @user-kb7xw2zo4c
    @user-kb7xw2zo4c7 жыл бұрын

    very useful! This such simple video was better than my Biology teacher's teaching...

  • @Namilanzi
    @Namilanzi8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, super helpful!

  • @stembilematemera1368
    @stembilematemera13682 жыл бұрын

    Well explained thank you sir

  • @lordoffacts
    @lordoffacts5 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very well explained.👍🏻

  • @radhikakumar3399
    @radhikakumar33994 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for explaining so simply made my life easier

  • @hopemartin86
    @hopemartin868 жыл бұрын

    Cute & smart! Great Video! 😁

  • @annienawila4557
    @annienawila4557 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much for good explanation. I will use it to teach my class

  • @kingAlvin-288
    @kingAlvin-288 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the specialised characteristics is the exchange system

  • @AnimatedBlast
    @AnimatedBlast6 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately for GCSE students in 2018 this is no longer AS only

  • @ellaee5814
    @ellaee58144 жыл бұрын

    This video was brief and well-explained thank you!

  • @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @drd6482
    @drd6482 Жыл бұрын

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  • @Kamal-xq3cx
    @Kamal-xq3cx7 жыл бұрын

    very simple and effective way to explain fish's gas exchange.

  • @rabiatumar1651
    @rabiatumar16519 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are brilliant! Can you please go over mitosis and semiconservative replication and classification using DNA / courtship behaviour :)

  • @sorcus2144
    @sorcus21447 жыл бұрын

    Why did I not subscribe sooner? Videos are brilliant, short and concise.

  • @india5422xoxo
    @india5422xoxo6 жыл бұрын

    Love how he says for AS students and yet now it’s for GCSE students as well 🤦‍♀️

  • @mercy_kx
    @mercy_kx9 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering if you have the rest of unit 2 videos coming up, things such as Dna, classification, haemoglobin, Dna replication, the circulatory system (arteries, arterioles and veins)

  • @sumaiyahahmed7706
    @sumaiyahahmed77068 жыл бұрын

    this video helped me out so much and i even do ocr!thank you so much!

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    8 жыл бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @mrbenz6227

    @mrbenz6227

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mr Pollock

  • @gamesquestjames1124
    @gamesquestjames11248 жыл бұрын

    watching this after having fun dissecting a fish

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    8 жыл бұрын

    +gamesquestjames Nice!

  • @lordoffacts

    @lordoffacts

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cool. I am planning on dissecting a fish myself.

  • @nishalfishal

    @nishalfishal

    3 жыл бұрын

    i want someone to disect me

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    @CobaltHanna

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @aaronmaraj8611
    @aaronmaraj86118 жыл бұрын

    Writing up labs. This is very useful. #reallygrateful

  • @hubbabubba2756
    @hubbabubba27564 жыл бұрын

    My teacher just gave up one day, played one of your videos, leaned back and scrolled through Facebook, and I honestly learnt more in 7 minutes than I would have in 7 lessons :/

  • @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/am2Cpaqxf5iborw.html Important Larvae of all phylums

  • @cedardmd
    @cedardmd8 жыл бұрын

    Is there error in picture @ 3:00 ? The arrows of the water flow and blood flow seem to be incorrect on the far right picture. Let me know if I am off somewhere. Very helpful video and I enjoyed and understood much!

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    8 жыл бұрын

    You may have a point there! Well spotted...this is why I shouldn't borrow images from google!

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    @SaraKhan-wq2pt5 жыл бұрын

    Good job sir!👍

  • @humayrasgcse7499
    @humayrasgcse74996 жыл бұрын

    This is in new spec for gcse bio thank u i thought i wouldnt ever understand this topic gcse paper 1 today😭

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    @LillyF5137 жыл бұрын

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    @ammarkhan58888 жыл бұрын

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    @Stylinson349 жыл бұрын

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  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    Stylinson34 You're very kind! Glad they're helping you!

  • @reubenbomb78
    @reubenbomb782 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !

  • @nabisahebnadaf442
    @nabisahebnadaf4423 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @chocoholicxx1797
    @chocoholicxx17977 жыл бұрын

    This is so helpful thank you, though i'm doing OCR and I think we do need to know about the pressure changes in the mouth and opercular cavity could someone explain??

  • @Charreyy
    @Charreyy7 жыл бұрын

    very helpful😀😀😝thanks...

  • @hassanali-mw2hu
    @hassanali-mw2hu5 жыл бұрын

    excellent teaching sir

  • @plabanpratim5202
    @plabanpratim52028 жыл бұрын

    it was useful. thnx

  • @user-kk6sr7cg6l
    @user-kk6sr7cg6l10 ай бұрын

    Thanks to you 🎉 I like it

  • @mtigpx8924
    @mtigpx8924 Жыл бұрын

    lifesaver much useful

  • @lucaswood2232
    @lucaswood22327 жыл бұрын

    So would it be correct in saying that if a question asked me to explain counter con current flow to say " highly oxygenated water meets less oxygenated blood creating and maintaining a constant concentration gradient across the whole lamellae" ? Thanks

  • @jialinfeng4255
    @jialinfeng42559 жыл бұрын

    can we please have circulatory system, the arteries, veins..etc from aqa biology unit 2 thanks!!!!!!

  • @beastlyjedi
    @beastlyjedi9 жыл бұрын

    weird question but what if the fish was out in say a space station, could the fish breathe as there wouldnt be gravity and so the fish's gills wouldnt compress like they would on the ground? so you could have a fish floating around the space station without it dying

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    beastlyjedi You're right…that is a weird question! And one that I'm unable to answer. One day, when I'm a KZread multimillionaire, I will invest time and money into discovering whether this is true.

  • @beastlyjedi

    @beastlyjedi

    9 жыл бұрын

    Mr Pollock make sure to give me a shout when you achieve this! and thank you for the videos as well as they are helping me so much for my upcoming exam!!

  • @mcrrocks897

    @mcrrocks897

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think another reason-apart from the collapsing gill filaments-that fish can't breathe in air, is that more oxygen can more easily diffuse across the membrane when in solution such as water. It doesn't diffuse very well like that as a gas, so the gills would need to be very moist anyway. I think this is just unfeasible for the amounts fish would need to get into their blood.

  • @zakmilson5488

    @zakmilson5488

    6 жыл бұрын

    isn't space a vacuum? doesn't that mean there is no oxygen. I think the fish would freeze as well. don't know for sure though

  • @choily-5259

    @choily-5259

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zak Milson he said in a space station, so there will be oxygen inside

  • @javi2542
    @javi25428 жыл бұрын

    Such a great video!. Got a question though. What happens to other gases also dissolved in the water, like nitrogen... do they also get into the fish's lamella?

  • @nateriver559

    @nateriver559

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Javi yeah but I think it just doesn't get used during the counter current flow system and just flows out of the gills as it does not need nitrogen or other gases for respiration.

  • @javi2542

    @javi2542

    8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for answering :)

  • @A_phnan
    @A_phnan Жыл бұрын

    I really understood it thanks

  • @Marshmallow635
    @Marshmallow6359 жыл бұрын

    Great videos!! Really helpful especially now since exams are coming up! :) I was wondering if you could also make a video on Protein Synthesis? I find that topic really confusing :s

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    Will put protein synthesis on the list...thanks for the kind words

  • @Marshmallow635

    @Marshmallow635

    9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! :)

  • @shaleena3604
    @shaleena36049 жыл бұрын

    Really good videos, they're extremely helpful!!!! If possible could you make a video on the different immunological techniques? :)

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    Shaleen A Thanks for the kind words; doubt I'll manage any immunology vids before the exam I'm afraid!

  • @shaleena3604

    @shaleena3604

    9 жыл бұрын

    Mr Pollock it's okay I understand :)

  • @user-rq6pu6vy1p
    @user-rq6pu6vy1p3 жыл бұрын

    Clear thanks

  • @copernicannacinrepoc2491
    @copernicannacinrepoc24915 жыл бұрын

    perfect.

  • @CSRKPop
    @CSRKPop6 жыл бұрын

    does this still apply for the new spec?

  • @mahanavid135
    @mahanavid1358 жыл бұрын

    helpful...Saad

  • @krishnavenis1889
    @krishnavenis18896 жыл бұрын

    It's ec 2 undrstnd d topic countercurrent flow after watching Ur video

  • @fredlecoach611

    @fredlecoach611

    5 жыл бұрын

    your video saved my assignment

  • @NabwetemeGloira-jg4gn
    @NabwetemeGloira-jg4gn5 ай бұрын

    Thank you

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    @ayeshad51703 жыл бұрын

    Thank u sm

  • @scarletjensons6345
    @scarletjensons63455 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude

  • @awshwj5095
    @awshwj50954 жыл бұрын

    Nice, but you didn't explain much about the other parts of the raspitory system or how the blood delivers oxygen to different parts of the body

  • @VastusShire
    @VastusShire8 жыл бұрын

    thanks I obtained A+ for the 3rd term examination for bio XD

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    @LizzieHeartsTMPrincessofHearts8 жыл бұрын

    This saved me from being scolded by my science teacher XD

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    @malumbokabamba13716 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @ryhimereid3306
    @ryhimereid33069 жыл бұрын

    Rastaspects. Easy to understand

  • @surpremier
    @surpremier3 жыл бұрын

    i get it now!!

  • @brent14able
    @brent14able8 жыл бұрын

    I have a possibly dumb question (sorry not a bio student here Haha!) On the counter current flow, how did the blood on the left side became more oxygenated than on the right side? Because for what i have know; as blood travels, its oxygen get distributed to other tissues thus, having a lesser amount of oxygenation the more the blood travels.

  • @draiwestgate1913
    @draiwestgate19134 жыл бұрын

    How do fish manipulate pressure changes in their mouth though? If it is lengthy to explain, can you link me to an article or something that can explain? Thanks

  • @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/am2Cpaqxf5iborw.html Important Larvae of all phylums

  • @nadia1032
    @nadia10327 жыл бұрын

    fish has parallel flow or countercurrent flow or both?

  • @rakib567
    @rakib5679 жыл бұрын

    Best A-level Biology videos on the internet. Can you make a video on the 25 mark essay for BIOL5? you could go through some examples of good essays if you want. :D

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    A unit 5 essay mini-series may be in the works... Keep your eyes peeled.

  • @rakib567

    @rakib567

    9 жыл бұрын

    wow that was quick! awesome news i need something like that because there's not much in the textbooks about the 25 marker. hopefully it will be a mark grabber for me.

  • @MrPollockBiology

    @MrPollockBiology

    9 жыл бұрын

    Hey look...some essay videos appeared on my channel!

  • @Phil_Jumaa
    @Phil_Jumaa4 жыл бұрын

    Better than my lecturer😢

  • @Lachlan_2005
    @Lachlan_2005 Жыл бұрын

    Thanjk yiu

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    @solveigjorgensen56946 жыл бұрын

    Uhh thank you!!!!

  • @no-one00
    @no-one007 жыл бұрын

    this helps

  • @muskaanmemon8475
    @muskaanmemon84755 жыл бұрын

    Can you explain what exactly is the gill arch?

  • @shaikmahaboobshariff6746
    @shaikmahaboobshariff67464 жыл бұрын

    Super

  • @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    @mindsminetutorialsmaryamkhilji

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/am2Cpaqxf5iborw.html Important Larvae of all phylums

  • @bignut6638
    @bignut66387 жыл бұрын

    i just want to know the reaction that happens when the oxygen goes from the water to the gill

  • @alluhakbar6074
    @alluhakbar60742 жыл бұрын

    what so you mean by surface?

  • @mahamaha-lr4xy
    @mahamaha-lr4xy7 жыл бұрын

    i have a qs in my mind what is the significance of counter current flow i mean why oxygen decrease

  • @shwetharamballi6422
    @shwetharamballi64225 жыл бұрын

    Is it possible if you can do a video on gas exchange in an earthworm?