FROGS (CHORDATES)

maxillary teeth

hold prey in place in the mouth

vomerine teeth

hold prey in place in the mouth

tongue

catch food

nares

nostrils (breathing)

eustachian tubes

equalize pressure in the inner ear under water

glottis

vocalization; respiration (allow air to pass out of trachea)

thumb pad

pad on thumb to help male attach to female

tympanic membrane

transmits sound wave vibrations so frog can hear on land and in water

fat bodies

store energy for hibernation, create buoyancy

liver

produce bile (fat emulsifier)

gallbladder

store bile produced by liver

small intestine

food is digested further and nutrients are absorbed

large intestine/colon

absorb water from digested food; poop

cloaca

opening by the butt for poop, pee, and reproductive stuff

spleen

replenish old red blood cells w new ones

pancreas

release digestive fluid into the pancreatic duct for digestion

kidneys

filter waste and produce urine

heart

pump and receive blood from the rest of the frog; circulate blood