1. Frog Dissection Study Guide
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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 ribs-cartilage, 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,

2. Frog Dissection Study Guide
How does the tongue attachment and other mouth parts help frogs capture food?
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Describe how each of these is an adaptation to amphibious lifestyle: external nares, typanum, nictitating membrane
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3. Frog Dissection Study Guide
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. Frog Dissection Study Guide
How does blood circulate through the heart and body to provide oxygen and nutrients (describe all chambers and loops)?
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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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5. Frog Dissection Study Guide
Describe how capillaries in the skin function like capillaries in the lungs to aid respiration
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Describe how flexor and extensor muscle pairs and joints allow the frog to jump and swim
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6. Frog Dissection Study Guide
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