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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
What is the back of the frog? |
Dorsal side |
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What is the stomach of the frog? |
Ventral side |
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What colour is the dorsal side? |
Dark green and splotches |
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What colour is the ventral side? |
Pale green |
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What legs does a frog have? |
2 Hind legs 2 Front legs |
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How many webbed digits/toes does a frog have? |
5 |
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How many digits are present on the front legs? |
4 |
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What parts are in hind legs? |
Thigh Shank Foot |
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What parts are in the front legs? |
Upperarm (forearm) Hand |
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What comes out of the anus? |
Waste, eggs, sperm |
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What covers the eye? |
Nictitating membrane |
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What is the ear drum of the frog? |
Tympanum |
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What are the nostrils of a frog? |
External nares (outside) Internal nares (inside) |
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What is near the internal nares? |
Two vomerine teeth |
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Maxillary teeth |
Teeth along the upper jaw |
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Eustachian tube |
Connects to the tympanum |
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Glottis |
Slit opening that air passes through |
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Esophagus |
Above the glottis Digestive system To swallow food (frogs don't chew) |
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Spleen |
Attached to intestine Produces new blood cells and disposes old ones |
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Large intestine |
Digestive system Known as cloaca |
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Small intestines |
Digestive system First straight part is duodenum Curled part is ileum Held together by mesentery Absorption of nutrients |
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Gall bladder |
Digestive system Under the liver Stores bile |
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Lungs |
Respiratory system Under heart and liver |
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Heart |
Circulatory system Above liver Left and right atrium and the top Ventricle at the bottom Conus arteriosis (vessel extending out from heart) |
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Liver |
Digestive system Creates bile (used to digest fat) Right lobe Left anterior lobe Left posterior lobe |
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Peritoneum |
Web-like membrane that covers many organs |
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Fat bodies |
Spaghetti-shaped structure |
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Circulatory system |
Transportation of materials within body -oxygen -hormones -waste -nutrients |
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Respiratory system |
Exchange of gases |
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Digestive system |
Ingestion Digestion Absorption of nutrients Elimination of waste |