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Frog Dissection Study Guide
Be able to identify these structures and describe their
functions and interactions with other parts:
ventral-belly side, dorsal-back side, thumb pads, 4
digits-forelimb, 5 digits-hindlimb, no ribscartilage, nictitating membrane, tympanum,
Eustachian tube, maxillary teeth, vomerine teeth,
glottis, eye bulges, gullet
Digestive System: liver, gall bladder, stomach,
pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, fat
bodies
Circulatory System: 3 chambered heart: right and
left atrium, ventricle
Respiratory System: lungs
Urogenital System: oviducts/eggs or testes,
kidneys, cloaca/vent, urinary bladder, spleen
eyes, brain
skinned hind limb, Achilles tendon, femur,
tibiofibula, tarsal, metatarsals, bone marrow,
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1. How does the tongue
attachment and other
mouth parts help frogs
capture food?
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2. Describe how each of these
is an adaptation to
amphibious lifestyle:
external nares, typanum,
nictitating membrane
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3. How does a frog’s digestive
system break down food,
absorb nutrients, and
process undigested
material (describe each
part along the path of
food)?
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4. How does blood circulate
through the heart and body
to provide oxygen and
nutrients (describe all
chambers and loops)?
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5. Do internal parts support
what we thought the
gender of our frog was
based on external clues
(describe the external clues
and internal parts)?
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6. Describe how capillaries in
the skin function like
capillaries in the lungs to
aid respiration
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7. Describe how flexor and
extensor muscle pairs and
joints allow the frog to
jump and swim
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Use this side for additional sketches and notes:
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