Internal Anatomy of a Frog

Question 1

Sac which stores bile

Answer 1

Gall bladder

Question 2

The anterior (front) part of the small intestine into which food passes from the stomach

Answer 2

Duodenum

Question 3

Stores food and mixes it with enzymes to begin digestion.

Answer 3

Stomach

Question 4

The principal organ of digestion and absorption of digested food.

Answer 4

Small intestine

Question 5

Gland which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum.

Answer 5

Pancreas

Question 6

Posterior organ of the digestive system which stores undigested food.

Answer 6

Large instestine

Question 7

Organ through which the products of the frogs digestive and urogenital system pass when discharged from the body.

Answer 7

Cloaca

Question 8

Secretes bile and processes digested food molecules

Answer 8

Liver

Question 9

The liver of a frog has ____ lobes.

Answer 9

three / 3

Question 10

Masses of fat in the body cavities of frogs. Needed for hibernating and mating

Answer 10

Fat bodies

Question 11

The organ that collects and stores urine until released.

Answer 11

Urinary bladder

Question 12

Organ in the frog’s circulatory system that makes, stores, and destroys blood cells.

Answer 12

Spleen

Question 13

Pumping organ of the circulatory system (has 3 chambers).

Answer 13

Heart

Question 14

Sac that receives blood from the vena cava

Answer 14

Sinus venosus

Question 15

Large vein that carries blood from the posterior part of the body towards the heart.

Answer 15

Posterior vena cava

Question 16

Large vein that carries blood from the anterior part of the body toward the heart.

Answer 16

Anterior vena cava

Question 17

Large artery in a frog that carries blood away from the ventricle into branches that lead to all parts of the body.

Answer 17

Truncus Arteriosis

Question 18

Cushions and encloses the heart

Answer 18

Pericardium

Question 19

Chamber of a frog’s heart that pumps blood out of the heart to the lungs and other parts of the body.

Answer 19

Ventricle

Question 20

Chamber of the frogs heart which receives blood from the sinus venosus.

Answer 20

Right atrium

Question 21

The chamber of the heart that receives blood from the lungs.

Answer 21

Left atrium

Question 22

The blood vessels that carry blood form the lungs to the left atrium.

Answer 22

Pulmonary veins

Question 23

filter the blood and excretes excess water.

Answer 23

kidneys

Question 24

carry the urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

Answer 24

ureter

Question 25

three functions of fat bodies in a frog

Answer 25

hibernating, metamorphosis and mating

Question 26

contains the stored energy of a frog

Answer 26

Fat bodies

Question 27

Female sex cell or gametes

Answer 27

Ova or eggs

Question 28

Tubes in a frog that carry urine from the kidneys to the cloaca

Answer 28

Urinary ducts

Question 29

The organ that collects and stores urine until released.

Answer 29

Urinary bladder

Question 30

Organs located near the kidneys which secrete hormones.

Answer 30

adrenal glands

Question 31

Male sex cell or gametes.

Answer 31

Sperm

Question 32

Organs of the female reproductive system that produce the eggs.

Answer 32

Ovaries

Question 33

Tubes of a female frog’s reproductive system that carry eggs from the ovaries to the cloaca.

Answer 33

Oviducts

Question 34

Male reproductive organ that produces sperm

Answer 34

testes

Question 35

Enlarged distal sections of the male frog’s urinary ducts that collect sperm prior to entry into the cloaca.

Answer 35

Seminal vesicles

Question 36

Nerves that lead to and from the brain.

Answer 36

Cranial Nerves

Question 37

Part of a brain that is the center for some involuntary functions.

Answer 37

Medulla Oblongata

Question 38

Part of a brain that influences balance and equilibrium.

Answer 38

Cerebellum

Question 39

Main pathway to and from the brain

Answer 39

Spinal Cord

Question 40

Part of the frog’s brain associated with the sense of smell

Answer 40

Olfactory Lobe

Question 41

Nerves that lead to and from the spinal cord

Answer 41

Spinal Nerves

Question 42

Part of the brain that is associated with memory, pain, and voluntary muscle control.

Answer 42

Cerebrum

Question 43

Part of the brain associated with vision.

Answer 43

Optic lobes