frog and cockroach Flashcards
frogs can live in both
land and freshwater
frogs belong to class
amphibia
frogs do not have constant body temperature thus they are
poikilotherms
the ability of frogs to change colours is called
camouflage
camouflage is
protective coloration called mimicry
winter sleep is called
hibernation
summer sleep is carried
aestivation
skin of frog is always sliplery due to presence of
mucus
the ventral side is frog is
uniformly pale yellow
frogs never drink water
they absorb it through their skin
body of frog is divided into
head and trunk
eyes arre covered by
nictitating membrane which protects their eyes in water
what represents an ear in frogs
a membranous tympanum represents ear which recieves sound signals
how many digits to hind limbs have ;
5 more muscular than fore limb
how digits does forelimb have
4
webbed feet are present in
Hind limbs
male frogs are distinguished by
Vocal sacs, and compulatory pad present in the first digit of forelimb
digestive system of frog consists of
alimentary canal and digestive enzymes
alimentary canal of frogs is; reason
short ; they are carnivorous hence length of intestine is reduced
the mouth of frog opens into
buccal cavity into the oesophagus through the pharynx
oesophagus of frog
short tube which opens into the stomach that continues as intestine, rectum and opens into cloaca
liver of frog
secrets bile juice that is stored in gall bladder
pancrease of frog
a digestive gland that produces pancreatic juice that contains digestive enzymes
food is captured by ( frog )
bilobed tongue
digestion of food tasted place by action of ( frog )
hcl and and gastric juices secreted by walls of stomach
partially digested food is called
chyne
chyne passes from
stomach to the first part of intestine called duodenum, three duodenum recieves bile from gall bladder and pancreatic juices from pancreas
bile emulsifies
fat
pancreatic juices digest
carbohydrates and proteins
the duodenum receives bile and pancreatic juices through
common bile duct
the final digestion in frogs takes places in
intestine
digested food is absorbed by
the numerous finger like folds called villi and microvilli oresent in inner wall of intestine
the undigested solid wastes moves
into rectum and passes out through cloaca