Frog External Anatomy
Frog Internal Anatomy
Dissection Tools
Anatomical Language
Human Systems (Skin, Bones, & Muscles)
100
The two toned exterior covering of the frog that provides some camouflage.
What is the frog's skin?
100
The structures responsible for allowing the frog to jump?
What are the leg muscles?
100
The tray/pan that specimen is placed on after being rinsed?
What is the dissection pan or dissection tray?
100
The back side, frog's back.
What is dorsal?
100
The two sections of the human and frog skeleton.
What is the axial and appendicular skeleton?
200
The external organ of the frog that is part of the respiratory system of frogs.
What is the frogs skin?
200
The small tubes located in the skin of the frog to allow for respiration to occur.
What are blood vessels?
200
The very sharp tool used to make most incisions and cuts on specimen.
What is the scalpel?
200
The front side, frog's belly.
What is ventral?
200
The largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
300
The skeletal structure where the tongue is attached, but no teeth are found.
What is the frog's mandible?
300
The skeletal structure that is found in both humans and frogs; located on the anterior or ventral side of the body.
What is the sternum?
300
The tool used to cut through tougher objects, like bones.
What are dissecting scissors?
300
The term referring to the middle portion of a specimen.
What is medial?
300
The system that allows movement of all types in the human body, including the movement of blood and food.
What is the muscular system?
400
The skeletal structure on which the frog's teeth are found?
What are the maxillary bones?
400
The skeletal structure that is found on the dorsal or posterior side of the frog; provides support for the body of the frog.
What is the spine?
400
The sharp tool not used for cutting but for allowing a better view of the specimen by holding things out of the way.
What are T-pins or dissecting pins?
400
The term used to describing away from the middle section of a specimen?
What is lateral?
400
The shortening of muscle fibers that allows for movement of the skeleton.
What is a muscle contraction?
500
The equivalent to the frog's ears; used to detect vibrations from sound waves; palpable from the outside of the frog.
What is the tympanic membrane?
500
The muscle located medial to the frogs lungs that is made up of 3 chambers and allows for some respiratory processes.
What is the heart muscle?
500
The sharp tool used to point or make very fine punctures in structures.
What is the dissecting needle?
500
The opposing terms referring to structures above and below one another.
What is superior and inferior?
500
The number of true ribs found in the human body.
What is 7 pairs or 14 total?
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