Science Mr. Vander Berg Jr. High SCCS Sports SCCS Home Page Respiratory System I. Respiration A. Defn . Earthworm - oxygen from air moves directly through the moist skin of the earthworm into its bloodstream, and carbon dioxide leaves throughthe moist skin. If skin dries out the worm will suffocate b. Exchange Point - Skin 2. Gills remove dissolved oxygen from the water as it passes over them - dissolved oxygen diffuses into the blood.
Gills also give off carbon dioxide.
Gills are the exchange point. Insects a. Spiracles - tiny openings in the exoskeleton of insects through which air enters the insects body. Lungs take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the blood. Capillaries is where exchange occurs. Human Respiration - diagram of respiratory system A. Diaphragm 1.