1. List the structures, state what they are, where they are located and give the function:
a. Vomerine Teeth - located towards the front of the mouth on the roof, they are used for holding
prey.
b. Maxillary Teeth – The maxillary teeth are located on the sides of the mouth. They help the frog
hold its prey.
c. Internal Nares – located on the roof of the mouth. They connect the nostrils to the mouth. Air
is drawn into the internal nares from the external nares, then passing through the mouth,
through the trachea to the lungs.
d. Eustachian tubes – connects to the middle ear. They are responsible for equalizing air pressure
in the head. They lead to the tympanic membrane.
e. Glottis – The glottis is the then opening to the larynx that subsequently leads to the esophagus.
f. Esophagus – The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
g. Tongue – Used for catching and eating prey.
h. Tympanic Membrane – separates the outer environment from the middle ear. An amphibian
does not have an outer ear. The tympanic membrane transmits sound when it vibrates via ear
ossicles to the inner ear.
i. Nictitating Membrane – Amphibian eyes are protected in the water by the transparent like eye
lid.
j. Peritoneum - Spider web like membrane that covers organs.
k. Mesentery - Holds coils of the small intestine together
l. Stomach - First site of chemical digestion, breaks down food.
m. Pyloric Sphincter – Regulates the passage of food from the stomach to the entrance to the small
intestine.
n. Small Intestine - absorb nutrients from food.
o. Large Intestine: Collects waste, absorbs water
p. Cloaca: "Sewer": eggs, sperm, urine and feces enter this are
q. Fat Bodies – Located near the kidneys. They serve as an energy reserve in the form of fat for the
reproductive structures.
r. Liver – Most prominent organ of the body cavity. Makes bile (aids in digestion)
s. Gall bladder - Stores bile
t. Esophagus – The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
u. Pancreas – Makes insulin (aids in digestion)
v. Spleen: Part of circulatory system, stores blood
w. Cerebrum – is responsible for processing sensory information such as vision, hearing, touch, and
smell, for memory abilities, for voluntary muscle control, and for intellectual thought processes.
x. Olfactory Lobes – This region of the brain detects and processes odors.
y. Optic Lobe – This region of the brain detects and process sight.
z. Cerebellum – Coordination and balance
aa. Medulla Oblongata – Connects brain to the spinal cord
bb. Spleen - Part of circulatory system, stores blood
Additional Discussion Questions –
6. The membrane that holds the coils of small intestine together is called the mesentery.
7. This organ is found under the liver, it stores bile gall bladder
8. The organ that is the first major site of chemical digestion: the stomach
9. Eggs, sperm, urine, and wastes all empty into this structure: The Cloaca
10. The small intestine leads to the Large intestine
11. The esophagus leads to the stomach
12. Yellowish structures that serve as an energy reserve fat bodies
13. After food passes through the stomach it enters the: small intestine
14. The first part of the small intestine (straight part) : duodenum The second part is called the
ileum.
15. The membrane that covers the organs is the Peritoneum.
16. The large intestine leads to the Cloaca
17. Organ found within the mesentery that stores blood: The spleen.
18. The largest organ in the body cavity: The liver
Identify the organs on the frog below:
A. Esophagus
B. Aortic arch
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas
E. Small intestine duodenum
F. Cloaca
G. Aortic arch
H. Lung
I. Heart
J. Liver
K. Gall Bladder
L. Small intestine ileum
M. Large intestine
Frog Brain
A. Olfactory Lobe
B. Cerebrum
C. Optic Lobe
D. Cerebellum
E. Medulla Oblongata