_Emersonconigliaro_______________________ Period______1______

FrogDissectionPre-lab

Directions:WatchthevirtualDissectionIntroduction&ExternalAnatomytoanswerthe
questions.Usethesecondweblinktolabelthefrogsinternalorganswithlocationandfunction.
Expecttotakeaboutanhourtoprepareforthisdissection.

1. Kingdom_Animal______________________________
2. Phylum__Chordata________________________________
3. SubPhylum__Vertabratea______________________________
4. Classification_Anphibia___________________________________

5. Whyarefrogssaidtohavetwolives?
Causetheyliveinwaterhalfoftheirlivesandlandmostoftheirlives

6. Howareamphibiansdifferentfromreptiles?
Theyaredifferentfromreptilesbecausetheirskinismoistanddry

7. Whatare3adaptationsthatfrogshavethatmakethemamphibians?
MoistskinWebbedfeetDryskin

8. Listthewaysinwhichtadpoles(immaturefrogs)andfrogsdifferfromeachother?
TadpolescanonlybeinwaterTadpoleshavenolegsTadpoleseatplantsandfrogseatinsects

ExternalAnatomy
9. Dorsalmeans?
of, on, or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ.

10. Ventralmeans?
of,on,orrelatingtotheundersideofananimalorplant;abdominal.

11. Anteriormeans?
nearerthefront,especiallysituatedinthefrontofthebodyornearertothehead.

12. Posteriormeans?
furtherbackinposition;ofornearertherearorhindend,especiallyofthebodyorapartofit.

13. Headmeans?
theupperpartofthehumanbody,orthefrontorupperpartofthebodyofananimal,typically
separatedfromtherestofthebodybyaneck,andcontainingthebrain,mouth,andsenseorgans.

14. Torsomeans?
thetrunkofthehumanbody.

15. Froglungsarepoorlydeveloped.Howdoesthisrelatetotheirskinbeingthinandmoist?
Frogscanbreathethroughtheirskin.Somerespirationalsooccurs
throughtheliningoftheirmouth,whichishighlyvascular.


16. Howdoesthetympanicmembranework?
Thetympanicmembraneiscalledthe'eardrum'forareason.(Tympanum,bytheway,isLatinfor
drum)....Thebonesofyourinnerear,theossicles,areattachedtothetympanicmembrane.They
translatethesevibrationsintowavesinthemiddleearfluid.

17.Name2waysforelimbsaredifferentthanhindlimbs.
1.hindlimestendtobesturdier,strongerandlonger
2.thehindlimbsaremorefirmlyattachedtothespine

CriticalThinkingQuestions
18. FrogsproduceahugenumberofgametesatonetimeWHYdoyouthinkthisis(HINT:Finding
Nemo)?
Becausetheyaretoclosetothebottomofthefoodchain.inorderforthesurvivalofthe
species,whentheyreproduce,theydosointhemillionssoonlyafewoftheprogenywillbebound
survivesometimes.

19. Thefrogstongueisanchoredintheveryfrontoppositetotheorientationandanchoringof
humans.Whydoyouthinkthisisso

Frog'stonguesareattachedtothefrontoftheirmouthsratherthanatthebacklikehumans.
Whenafrogcatchesaninsectitthrowsitsstickytongueoutofit'smouthandwrapsitaroundits
prey.Thefrog'stonguethensnapsbackandthrowsthefooddownitsthroat.

InstructionsforInternalAnatomy20.

A.esophagus

B.?

C.stomach

D.liver

E.smallintestines

F.gallbladder

G.Trachea

H.lungs

I.heart

Frogscanbreathethroughtheirskin.Somerespirationalsooccurs
throughtheliningoftheirmouth,whichishighlyvascular.


Frogscanbreathethroughtheirskin.Somerespirationalsooccurs
throughtheliningoftheirmouth,whichishighlyvascular.