bio test: frog dissection

Skin

Skin

a way to breathe, has mucus glands

Mucus glands

produce mucus to moisten skin

Nuptial pads

pads on thumbs, only males have

Nares

openings on the front of the upper jaw that allow the frog to breathe/smell

Nictitating membrane

see through protective layer covers eye

Tympanic membranes

ear drums

Cloaca

exit for everything, waste, and reproductive

wise

Vomerine teeth

pair of teeth on roof of mouth

Maxillary teeth

smaller teeth that line the rim of the gum line

Tongue

long, used to capture prey, in front of mouth

Eustachian tubes

equalize pressure on inner ear

Glottis

passes air to lungs

Esophagus

passes prey whole to stomach

Ovaries

produce eggs

Oviducts

protective gel of eggs

Testes

produces sperm

Fat bodies

energy reserves to survive during hibernation

Heart

muscle that pumps blood through the blood vessels

Right atrium

receives deoxygenated blood from the body

Left atrium

receives oxygenated blood from the body and pumps it

Ventricle

muscular and pumps blood out of the heart to body or lungs

Lungs

site of respiration, add oxygen to the blood and removing carbon dioxide

Liver

creates digestive enzymes, such as bile breaks down fatty foods

Gallbladder

stores extra bile

Pancreas

produces digestive enzymes and hormones

Stomach

breaks down food by churning with enzymes

Small Intestine

absorbs nutrients from food and passes them into the bloodstream

Mesentery

clear membrane that holds the small intestine

Large intestine

absorbs water from waste

Kidneys

filter blood to remove waste producing urine

Ureters

carry urine from kidneys to the bladder

Urinary Bladder

stores urine until it is time to pee

Spleen

recycles red blood cells