Frog Dissection Study Guide Name: Frog Dissection Study Guide Be able to identify these structures and describe their functions and interactions with other parts: ventral-belly side, dorsal-back side, thumb pads, 4 digits-forelimb, 5 digits-hindlimb, no ribs-cartilage, nictitating membrane, tympanum, Eustachian tube, maxillary teeth, vomerine teeth, glottis, eye bulges, gullet Digestive System: liver, gall bladder, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, fat bodies Circulatory System: 3 chambered heart: right and left atrium, ventricle Respiratory System: lungs Urogenital System: oviducts/eggs or testes, kidneys, cloaca/vent, urinary bladder, spleen eyes, brain skinned hind limb, Achilles tendon, femur, tibiofibula, tarsal, metatarsals, bone marrow,
Frog Dissection Study Guide How does the tongue attachment and other mouth parts help frogs capture food? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe how each of these is an adaptation to amphibious lifestyle: external nares, typanum, nictitating membrane _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frog Dissection Study Guide How does a frog’s digestive system break down food, absorb nutrients, and process undigested material (describe each part along the path of food)? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frog Dissection Study Guide How does blood circulate through the heart and body to provide oxygen and nutrients (describe all chambers and loops)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do internal parts support what we thought the gender of our frog was based on external clues (describe the external clues and internal parts)? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frog Dissection Study Guide Describe how capillaries in the skin function like capillaries in the lungs to aid respiration ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe how flexor and extensor muscle pairs and joints allow the frog to jump and swim ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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