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Q: Are people born with gill slits?
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How do agnatha breath?

by the gill slits


How many gill slits does a leopard shark have?

A leopard shark has 5 pairs of gill slits, for a total of 10 gill slits.


What is the function of the gill slits?

Gill slits in sharks and rays help to funnel water into the gills, which empty into the pharynx and eventually the lungs.


The openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber are called?

The openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber are called gill slits. These slits allow water to flow over the gills so that oxygen can be absorbed and carbon dioxide can be released.


What is a pharyngeal gill?

Pharyngeal slits are not gill slits. They are filter-feeding organs in non-vertebrates, and are used to strain matter and food from water.


How many gill slits does a cookie cutter shark have?

A cookie cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis) has five pairs of gill slits, which is characteristic of most shark species. These gill slits allow the shark to extract oxygen from water as it swims.


What are the openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber?

gill slits


Did bird embryos have gill slits?

I am not sure if this is a correct answer to your question, because i am no expert on fowl, but I am not aware of birds ever having gill slits in there formation. Humans have slits that have been misconstrued to be gill slits but those are there to help with the formation of your neck and ears. I imagine that the two cases are related, but, like I said, I am no expert on birds.


How many gill slits do sharks have?

Sharks typically have 5 to 7 pairs of gill slits located on the sides of their bodies. These slits are used for obtaining oxygen from the water to breathe.


How many external gill slits does the lamprey have?

7


What becomes of gill slits in land animals?

Gill slits on land animals have almost completely disappeared. These animals that now live on land no longer need gills.


How many silts does a shark have?

The vast majority of the 500+ known species of shark have 5 gill slits, there are 4 species that have 6 gill slits and 2 species that have 7