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Frog murder
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nares | nasel passage |
| nictitating membrane | a small membrane or inner eyelid |
| tympanum | middle ear |
| vomerine teeth | the teeth in the mouth used for catching food |
| maxillary teeth | the teeth used for chewing |
| tongue | the moveable organ in the mouth of the organism |
| esophagus | a muscular passage connecting the stomache and the mouth |
| stomach | a digestive sack in an invertabrate animal |
| small intestine | the section of intestines between the colon and the stomach |
| liver | a large reddish brown mass that secretes bile |
| gall bladder | pear shaped muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile |
| pancreas | a gland near the stomach that secretes digestive fluid |
| large intestine | the shorter and wider part of the intestine |
| cloaca | the cavity that the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open into |
| lungs | either of the two sac like organs in the thorax |
| heart | the organ in animals that pumps oxygenated blood through the circulatory system |
| kidneys | the bean shaped organ that regulates electrolytes and fluid balance |
| urinary bladder | the sac reserved for holding fluid |
| fat bodies | diffuse tissue that stores fat and metabolism |
| How do the frog's powerful legs help it to fit in life on both land and in water? | They are strong enough to leap onto land and they are webbed so it can swim in the water. |