This is known as a long vowel sound, because it says the ânameâ of the letter. The same goes for the other vowels. A short vowel sound is a vowel sound that does not follow this rule. When reading a word that uses a short vowel sound, will say the sound that the letter can make that is not its actual name. So in the case of âA,â the word âmainâ might have a long âAâ sound because we pronounce the âAâ as /Ä/, whereas the word âmanâ has a short vowel sound.
Gill arches supporting the gills in a pike. Branchial arches, or gill arches, are a series of bony loops present in fish, which support the gills. As gills are the primitive condition of vertebrates, all vertebrate embryos develop pharyngeal arches, though the eventual fate of these arches varies between taxa.
Notes. Gill filaments : Just like the lungs of humans, the gills of fishes are the sites where oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide is removed. In addition, the gills are responsible to a varying degree for regulation of the levels of various ions and the pH of the blood.ill arches : Most fishes have gill arches. They are the boomerang-shaped bony or cartilaginous structures that support the gills. Each gill arch comprises an upper and a lower limb that are joined posteriorly. Attached to the gill arches are the gill filaments and gill rakers.