Frog Internal Organ FUNCTIONS

know what the organs DO!!

esophagus

Hole in the back of the mouth that leads to the stomach

fat bodies

Yellow and throughout frog, used for insulation

stomach

Large 'banana' shaped hard structure that digests food into smaller piece

small intestine

Leads from the stomach, where major absorption of nutrients from food takes place

large intestine

Leads from the small intestine, holding zone for unused food until it can leave body

liver

3 lobes by heart, used for detoxing the blood and making bile

gall bladder

Small green ball attached to the liver, used to store bile until needed by small intestine

lungs

Spongy, located by the heart, used for breathing as an adult

heart

Small structure in upper chest in the middle, used to pump blood through body

spleen

Dark red bean like structure that filters and stores blood

kidneys

2 large red bean like structures on the back of the frog on both sides of spine used to filter blood, add water, and make urine

chloaca

The hole that feces, sperm, eggs, and urine exit out of

testes

2 beige bean like structures on both sides of backbone that make sperm cells in male frogs

oviducts

Twisty cord-like structures on both sides of frog that eggs travel through in female

backbone

White rod structure on the back of the frog used for support