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Frogs/ Amphibians
Bio B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hybernation | When animals become inactive during the winter time |
| Estivation | When animals become inactive during the summer time |
| Skin | A respiratory organ for the frog that is not the lungs |
| Vomerine | Two teeth in the roof of the frog's mouth |
| Nictitating Membrane | A transparent eyelid that protects the frogs eye |
| Kidney | Organ that removes wastes from the blood |
| Ailamentary Canal | Another name for the frog's digestive tract |
| Tympanic | A membrane that the frog uses for hearing |
| Eustacian Tube | Frog's eartube |
| Mesentery | membrane that holds organs in place |
| Gallbladder | Stores bile |
| Colon | Another name for the frog's large intestine |
| Pyloric Sphinctor | Valve at the bottom end of the stomach |
| Maxillary | Small teeth all around the frog's upper part of the mouth |
| Gullet | Opening to the esophagus |
| Glottis | Opening that lets air in |
| Vocal Sac Openings | Allows male frogs to call the females during mating season |
| Anura | Amphibian group without tails that can jump; frogs |
| Urodella | Tailed Amphibians that can't jump; salamanders |
| Apoda | legless Amphibians; caecillians |