Bird Respiratory System
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Description: Article explaining how air sacs play an important part in the gaseous exchange in birds, with many diagrams.
An updated version of these notes can be accessed from a new delivers oxygen from the air to the tissues and also removes carbon dioxide. In addition, the respiratory system plays an important role in thermoregulation (maintaining normal body temperature). The avian respiratory system is different from that of other vertebrates, with birds having relatively small lungs plus nine air sacs that play an important role in respiration (but are not directly involved in the exchange of gases).
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