Words Flashcards
What are external nares?
Also known as nostrils, they lead directly to the roof of the mouth to help the frog smell and breathe.
What is the nictitating membrane?
It protects the eye underwater and moistens the eye on land.
What is the tympanic membrane?
It is used for hearing.
What is the Eustachian tubes ?
The Eustachian tubes equalize pressure in the inner ear while the frog is swimming.
What is the glottis?
The glottis is a tube that allows the frog to breath and vocalizes.
What is the Vomerine teeth?
They are found on the roof of the mouth. They are users to hold the prey and allow the frogs to swallow there meal whole.
What are the maxillary teeth?
They are found on the edge of the mouth and they are used to hold the prey and allow the frog to swallow the prey whole.
What does the esophagus do?
It is a tube that leads to the stomach.
What is the stomach?
The stomach produces a acid that helps break down the food into usable nutrients.
What do the small intestine do ?
They absorb the nutrients into the blood stream.
What are the large intestines?
The large intestines reabsorbs most of the water in the mixture which is liquid into a solid.
What is a liver?
The liver stores the nutrients. It makes cholesterol for the cell membranes and it also makes bile.
What is the gall bladder?
It stores the bile made mby the liver.
What is the heart?
The heart is where the oxganted blood and the unoxganated blood go.
What are lungs?
The lungs hold the oxygen till it’s taken by the blood vessels.
