Dissection Terminology
A. The scientific term for the top of the frog is the _____________________________ side.
B. The scientific term for the bottom of the frog is the _________________________ side.
A. dorsal
B. Ventral
What is the name of the "J" shaped organ that turns your food into a liquid?
the stomach
Humans use ________to breathe while frogs use _______ and _______.
Humans use lungs, frogs use lungs and their skin.
That is the clear, dome-shaped tissue that covers the front of the eye?
The cornea
The thick, clear liquid that fills the center of the eye is called ____________________.
The vitreous
A. The scientific term for the head end of the frog is the _____________________________ side.
B. The scientific term for the tail end of the frog is the _____________________________ side.
A. anterior
B. posterior
What is the name of the liquid that your stomach turns your food into?
chyme
Humans are classified as ______ and frogs are classified as ______.
Humans are mammals and frogs are amphibians.
That is the colored part of the eye that opens and closes to make the pupil larger or smaller?
The iris
The sensory tissue that lines the back of the eye is called ___________________________.
The retina
The frog discharges wastes and eggs or sperm through an opening called the _________________________.
MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY
cloaca
How do living things get energy?
cellular restiration
Frogs have a ___ - chambered heart and humans have a ____ - chambered heart.
Frogs have 3 chambers in their heart and humans have 4.
The ________________ detect black and white and the _____________ detect color for the eye.
rods and cones
___________________ is the hard structure located behind the iris that focuses light onto the retina.
The lens
How can you tell the difference between a male and female frog?
(Must describe both)
Males have testes and females have oviducts.
In which organ are nutrients absorbed?
Small intestine
What are the three main functions that the frog and human digestive systems have in common?
1. break down food
2. absorb nutrients
3. eliminate wastes
This tissue connects the eye to brain and sends electric impulses.
The optic nerve
__________________ are carried throughout the nervous system to the brain.
Nerve impulses
Describe the difference between the maxillary and vomerine teeth.
Maxillary teeth is the serrated ridge at the top and vomerine teeth are 2 little hooked fangs.
What are the three main functions of the digestive system?
1. break down food
2. absorb nutrients
3. eliminate wastes
A. What does the liver do?
B. Why is it important for the frog to have 3 lobes of liver and humans only have one lobe?
A. the liver detoxifies poisons
B. frogs ingest more poisons than humans do
The hole in middle if the iris (the black part) that light passes through is called _________________?
The pupil
The two parts of the nervous system are the _________________.
Central and outer nervous systems