Frog Dissection Word Scramble

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Definition	Definition
Nares	Nostrils
Nictitating Membrane	Provide a protective layer over their eye. (keep stuff from getting in them.
Eye	Used to see (almost 180 degrees).
Snout	Used to breathe air while floating on the surface of the water and on land.
Trunk	Forms walls for the coelom.
Tympanum	Used to hear above and below water.
Digits	Used to help the frog cling on to wet leaves and other smooth surfaces.
Brachium	Upper arm
Antebrachium	Providing body support during sitting or walking, and/or the absorption of impact forces during landing.
Colocal Opening	Opening of cloaca through which undigested food, urine, eggs, and sperm are passed.
Mouth	Traps insect to be eaten.
Dorsolateral	it is a way to increase body surface for gas exchange.
Thumb Pad	Improve grip on their mates.
Heart	Pumps blood to organs throughout the body.
Lungs	Help the frog breathe when being active.
Liver	Produces most of the plasma proteins and stores valuable commodities.
Gallbladder	Stores the bile produced by the liver.
Pancreas	Secretes enzymes and passes them into the small intestine which helps in the breakdown of food with insulin.
Stomach	Stores food and mixes it with enzymes to begin digestion.
Small Intestine	Digests and absorbs digested food.
Large Intestine	Store undigested food.
Urinary Bladder	Collects and stores urine until released.
Kidneys	Excretes urine.
Testes	Produces sex cells.
Ovaries	Produces eggs.
Oviducts	Carries eggs from the ovaries to the cloaca.
Eggs	The male releases sperm onto the eggs and fertilizes them. (develop into frogs)
Spleen	Makes, stores, and destroys blood cells.
Fat Bodies	Energy stores.
Tongue	Catches prey.
Volmerine Teeth	Grabs onto food with the assistance of the tongue.
Maxillary Teeth	Folds prey.
Maxilla	The upper jaw (holds captured prey).
Eustachian Tube Opening	Equalizes pressure in the inner ear while the frog is swimming.
Vocal Sacs (male)	Allows males to call to other frogs.
Glottis	Valve controls airflow in and out of the respiratory passages.
Esophagus	Allows food to go through the mouth to the stomach.
Are frogs acoelomates, coelomates or pseudocoelomates ?	Coelomates
Is fertilization external or internal?	External
What is the difference between a cloaca and a anus?	The anus excrete undigested waste, The cloaca excretes urine.
What ecological value of frogs ( must have 3).	They control the insect population, they are a food source for larger animals and they keep waterways clean.
How many different species of frogs are there?	Over 5,000
Describe the methods of respiration for a frog.	A frog has three respiratory surfaces on its body that it uses to exchange gas with the surroundings: the skin, in the lungs, and on the lining of the mouth.
What is the difference between a frog and a toad?	frogs have longer legs and smooth backs, toads have shorter legs and bumpy backs.

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