Frog Flashcards
Tympanic Membrane
Senses vibrations, hearing
Nictitating Membrane
Covers and protects eye
Vomerine Teeth
Grasping
Maxillary Teeth
Chewing
Tongue
Attached to anterior of floor of the mouth, catching prey
Stomach
Mechanical and chemical digestion of food, contains rugae
Rugae
(stomach interior) folds that increase the surface area of stomach for increased absorption efficiency
Small Intestine
Chemical digestion and nutrient absorption
Large Intestine
Water absorption and fecal packing
Pancreas
Secretion of digestive juices, insulin
Gall Bladder
Greenish sac, holds bile for enzymatic digestion
Liver
3 lobes. Makes bile, stores carbs, metabolizes fats and other compounds
Fat Bodies
Energy storage
Spleen
Maintenance of blood (destroys old RBCs and makes new RBCs)
Heart
3 chambers, circulation of blood
Ventricle
Receives blood from atria, pumping chamber of the heart
Right Atrium
Collecting point of blood from sinus venous
Left Atrium
Collecting point of blood from lungs
Lungs
Site of gas exchange
Kidneys
Elimination of waste, regulation of internal environment
Ovaries
Egg and hormone production
Testis
Sperm and hormone production
Urinary Bladder
Urine storage
Cloaca
Common chamber receiving the openings of the urinary tract, the oviducts (female) or vas deferens (male), and the intestine