Dissection of Frog: Digestive and Respiratory Systems

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PAKIAYOS PO. SALAMAT. WALA YATA TAYONG PICTURE?

Abstract Parts of frogs digestive and respiratory systems were identified and examined through dissection.

Introduction In order to undergo life

may be dissolved in the skin through cutaneous respiration. The necessary materials will then be absorbed in the blood stream for the distribution of nutrients. Methodology Tools needed for dissection (a dissecting kit containing scalpels, pins, tweezers, scissors, etc.) and materials for sanitary purposes (hand sanitizer,

processes, living things need to feed their cells for energy. Frogs have two body systems to acquire energy. Food is taken in, digested or broken down into smaller and simpler form and absorbed into the blood stream by the digestive system. For the food to be converted into energy, oxygen is needed to burn it. Oxygen is acquired through the lungs or the skin. Air may go through the buccal cavity, a series of tubes, then the lungs for gas exchange or oxygen in the air

rubbing alcohol, etc.) were prepared. A preserved frog specimen was prepared and placed on a dissecting pan ventral side up. Scissors were used move the

abdominal muscles away from the body cavity. A cut was made along the midline of the body from the pelvic to the pectoral girdle. Transverse or

digestive juice called bile.

Bile is

needed for the proper digestion of fats. The lungs are spongy organs of respiration located under the liver and heart. The gall bladder is a green sac underneath the liver. The esophagus is a tube that connects the buccal cavity and the stomach. The stomach is the first major site of chemical digestion. Frogs swallow their meals whole. The pyloric sphincter valve regulates the exit of digested food from the stomach to the small intestine. The small intestine is the tube where food goes after the stomach.

horizontal cuts near the arms and legs were also made. The flaps of the body wall were moved away and then pinned on the dissecting wax. The parts of digestive and respiratory systems were then identified. Since the specimen used is a female, large amount of eggs were removed to have a better view of the organs.

Results and Discussion The organs observed are pinned and identified. Fat bodies are yelloworange structure located on the

The first straight portion of the small intestine is called the duodenum; the curled portion is the ileum. The ileum is held together by a membrane called the mesentery. The Large Intestine is also known as the cloaca in the frog. The cloaca is the last stop before wastes, sperm, or urine exit the frog's body. The spleen is a red sphere that holds blood.

abdominal wall. The liver is the largest structure of the body cavity. This brown colored organ is composed of three parts, or lobes. The liver is not primarily an organ of digestion; it does secrete a

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