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Comparing Frog Anatomy to Human Anatomy
EXTERNAL ANATOMY
1. How is the frog skin different from the human skin?
2. How are the frog nostrils different from the human nostrils?
3. How are the frog eyes different from human eyes?
4. What does a frog use to transmit sound to the inner ear? What does a human ear use to transmit
sound to the inner ear? ( must look this one up using another source)
INTERNAL ANATOMY
5. Describe organs and their functions in the digestive system that a frog has that are different
from organs used in human digestion.
6. How is the frog excretory system like the human excretory system? What is the difference?
7. How is the heart (circulatory system) of a frog different from a human heart?
8. Draw a flow chart showing the path of air in the respiratory system in a frog and then draw a
chart that shows the path of air in a human.
9. How do the major organs of the frog nervous system compare with the organs of the human
nervous system?
10. Does a frog reproduce asexually or sexually? How do the sex cells and reproductive organs of
the frog compare to those of the human?
11. Label the following parts in the diagram by writing the word next to the letter where it is
located:
Internal nares
glottis
vomerine teeth
external nares
eye and Nictitating membrane
tongue
ear(tympanum)
esophagus opening (gullet)
Eustachian tube
maxillary teeth
12. Put the number(s) from the diagram on the notes page next to the organ below. Circle the
numbers on the frog diagram on the notes page. Some organs will be represented with more
than 1 number.
lung
testis
gall bladder
heart
kidney
pancreas
liver
urinary bladder
small intestine
fat bodies
stomach
large intestine