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Vomarine Teeth: Used for holding prey
Maxillary Teeth: used to bite food
Internal Nares (nostrils) breathing
Eustachian Tubes: tubes which lead from the inner ear to the throat; used to equalize
pressure in inner ear
Glottis : Tube leading to the lungs
Esophagus: Tube leading to the stomach
Tongue: Front attached, aids in grabbing prey
Tympanic Membrane: eardrum, located behind eyes
Nictitating Membrane: clear eyelid, protects the eye
Peritoneum: Spiderweb like membrane that covers organs
Stomach: First site of chemical digestion, breaks down food
Liver: Makes bile (aids in digestion)
Gall bladder: Stores bile
Esophagus: Tube that leads to the stomach
Pancreas: Makes insulin (aids in digestion)
Small Intestine (duodenum and ileum): absorb nutrients from food
Mesentery: Holds coils of the small intestine together
Large Intestine: Collects waste, absorbs water
Cloaca: "Sewer": eggs, sperm, urine and feces enter this area
Spleen: Part of circulatory system, stores blood, filters out dead blood cells
Kidneys: Filter Blood
Ureters: Carry urine from kidneys to bladder
Testes: Make sperm
Oviducts: eggs travel through these
Ovary: makes egg (usually not visible on frog)
Urinary Bladder: Stores Urine
Cloaca: Where sperm, eggs, urine, and feces exit. The "Sewer"
Vestigial Organs: organs which through evolution have become organs with no purpose
Alimentary Canal: another name for the digestive system, begins with the mouth and
ends with the anus
Cerebrum: part of the brain which controls conscious activities
Cerebellum: part of the brain which controls balance and muscle coordination
Optic Lobe: part of brain which controls sight
Olfactory Lobes: part of the brain which controls the sense of smell
Medulla: where the sprinal cord attaches to the brain; controls the internal organs
Tendons: connect muscles to bones
Ligaments: connect bones to bones
Vocal sacs: found only in the mouth of male frogs; used to attract mates
Dorsal: top or back side
Ventral: bottom or underside
Anterior: front or near front end
Posterior: back or rear end
Endrocrin – produces chemicals called hormones to control all body activities
Organs: pituitary gland, ovaries, endocrine gland, exocrine, pancreas, thyroid,
andrenal, and hypothalamus
Circulatory – transports nutrients and oxygen to body cells and takes waste projects
away from the cells
Organs: heart, arteries (away, oxygenated blood), veins (to the heart,
deoxygenated blood), blood, capillaries
Skeletal – provides shape, allows movement, protects organs, produces blood cells, and
stores certain materials
Organs: bones (206) + (26 vertabrae), cartilage
Muscular – causes movement, controls breathing, and makes the heart beat
Organs: muscles, tendons (connect muscles to bones)
Digestive – breaks down food
Organs: stomach, small and large intestine, teeth, liver, pancreas, gall bladder,
bile, enzymes, epiglottis, salivary glands, ptyalin, esophagus, mouth
Reproductive – produces sperm in males and eggs in females
Male Organs: testes, scrotum, testosterone
Female Organs: ovaries, estrogen, fallopian tubes, oviduct, uterus
Excretory – used to remove various wastes produced in the body
Organs: pores, kidneys, lungs, liver, urinary bladder, urethra, nephrons, skin
Respiratory – supplies oxygen to the body and rids the body of carbon dioxide
Organs: diaphragm, lungs, trachea, bronchus, nose, throat, vocal cords, alveoli,
larynx, epiglottis
Nervous – controls all activities of the body
Organs: brain, spinal cord, neurons, medulla, receptors, axions, dendrites, eyes,
nerves