Frog 2 Flashcards
single row of teeth around margin of upper jaw
maxillary teeth
upper teeth near midline
premaxillary teeth
row of teeth present on each vomer
vomerine teeth
prominent openings lateral to vomerine teeth
choanae
posterior to each eye, circular
tympanic membrane
large posterolateral openings in the oral cavity
auditory tube
slit leading to lungs
glottis
dark mass at anterior end of the cavity
liver
spherical, sac-like, visible when lateral lobes of liver spread apart
gall bladder
mesentery extending from liver to to the mid ventral body wall
falciform ligament
subdivided into lobes that are pressed up against the sides of the cavity, associated with gonads
fat body
dorsal to liver and other viscera, far anterior in cavity, small contracted sacs
lung
tucked deep into the lateral side of the left lobe of the liver
stomach
distal narrowing of stomach as it turns sharply to the right
intestine
dark ovoid body lying in mesentery farther distally and dorsally to small intestine
spleen
large, thin walled, at posterior end of cavity
urinary bladder
lie on dorsal wall of cavity, dark flattened ovoid structures
kidney
lie on ventral surface of kidneys appearing as light coloured bands
adrenal gland
small, smooth, dorsal structures light coloured, conspicuous next to kidneys
testis
speckled follicular structures occupying much of the cavity
ovary
large convoluted tubes occupying much of the ventral cavity in females
oviduct