2024-12-14T18:10:48+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>Pithing </p>, <p>Skin </p>, <p>Subcutaneous lymph space</p>, <p>Muscle </p>, <p>Parietal peritoneum </p>, <p>Visceral peritoneum </p>, <p>Mesentery </p>, <p>Heart </p>, <p>Liver </p>, <p>Lungs/ Mesobronchus </p>, <p>Fat bodies/ Corpora adiposa </p>, <p>Small intestine/ Mesenterium </p>, <p>Large intestine/ Mesorectum </p>, <p>Stomach/Mesogaster </p>, <p>Pancreas </p>, <p>Spleen </p>, <p>Testes </p> flashcards
zool lab 8 internal parts of frog

zool lab 8 internal parts of frog

  • Pithing

    used to paralyze the frog

  • Skin

    outermost covering of the bodyoutermost covering of the body

  • Subcutaneous lymph space

    – a thin space, filled w/ body fluid (lymph)

  • Muscle

    where blood vessels and nerve fibers are embedded

  • Parietal peritoneum

    thin, smooth membrane that lines the inner surface of the muscular wall

  • Visceral peritoneum

    covers the external surfaces of most abdominal organs, including the intestinal tract.

  • Mesentery

    fused, double layer of visceral peritoneum

  • Heart

    Tiny, pear-shaped organ at the anterior portion enclosed on the pericardial cavity ✓Function: Pumps blood ✓2 atria and 1 ventricle

  • Liver

    Large, reddish-brown organ near the heart ✓ Function: production of bile

  • Lungs/ Mesobronchus

    2 soft, thin-walled organs, dorsal to the liver • Composed of epithelial tissue • Function: gas exchange

  • Fat bodies/ Corpora adiposa

    2 yellowish, finger-like organs attached to the anterior end of each gonad • Function: storage of fat for energy reserve

  • Small intestine/ Mesenterium

    Function: digestion and absorption of food

  • Large intestine/ Mesorectum

    Function: absorption of water, consolidation of feces

  • Stomach/Mesogaster

    Enlarged whitish, bent chamber along the left side dorsal to the liver and posterior to the esophagus. • Function: storage and starting digestion

  • Pancreas

    small, irregularly shaped yellowish gland w/c lies in the omentum that connects the stomach, liver and the anterior portion of the small intestine.

  • Spleen

    • Small, reddish, spherical body that may be found in the mesorectum near the large intestine

  • Testes

    Pair of whitish-yellowish oval or bean-shaped bodies suspended ventral to the kidney by a short mesentery (mesorchium) • Function: produce sperm