What are all the names of the organs in the digestive system of a frog?Just list the organs of the digestive system of a frog would be just perfect [:
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Mouth: S: It is an opening for the digestive track
D: Both of the animal's mouths are totally differently shaped. The frog has a huge mouth and the pig has a small mouth. The pig can also rotate its mouth so it can chew.
Tongue: S: The tongue is used to push food down
D: The pig's tongue has sensory papillae (taste buds) on the edges so it can taste its food. The pig tongue is also connected from the back of the mouth. The frog tongue is mainly attached from the front of the mouth and it is used to catch prey.
Gullet: S: Leads food into stomach
D: Frog gullet is also known as the frog's esophagus. The pig's gullet is an opening to the esophagus.
Volmerine Teeth: D: Only Frog has these. They are very small teeth at the roof of the frogs mouth that prevent the escape of prey.
Maxillary Teeth: S: They are part of the mouth.
D: For the frog their purpose is for gripping only. For the pig they are for chewing.
Hard Pallet: D: Only the pig has this. It's to separate the nasal and the oral cavity.
Soft Pallet: D: Only the pig has this. It closes off the nasal cavity when swallowing.
Internal Nares: S: Opening from nostrils to nasal cavity.
D: The pig's are much larger in comparison to the face.
Pharynx: S: It is a hole food and air pass through.
D: In the frog it is almost non-existent. In the pig it's very big.
Esophagus: S: A tube that passes food from the pharynx to the stomach.
Stomach: S: Breaks down food and bathes it in chemicals.
D: Pig has more complex stomach.
Duodenum: S: Breaks down most of the food in the small intestine. It is the first part of the small intestine.
Ileum: S: It absorbs Vitamin B and Bile. This is the coiled part of the small intestine.
Cecum: D: This is only in the pig. It is the beginning of large intestine. It breaks down plant material.
Large Intestine: S: After small intestine.
D: In the pig it is a water regulator. In the frog it stores waste.
Rectum: S: This stores waste.
D: In the pig this is after the large intestine. In the frog it is the large intestine.
Anus: S: Releases waste.
D: In the frog it releases liquid and solid waste and reproductive materials. In the pig it releases solid waste and it is like a lens where it opens and closes.
Pancreas: S: This produces enzymes to break down food.
Spleen: S: This produces enzymes and it filters blood.
Gall Bladder: S: This holds bile and sprays it on food to break the food down.
Liver: S: This is a chemical factory.
Cloaca: D: This is only in the frog and it is the common opening for solid and liquid waste and reproductive materials.
These are comparasons between the digestive systems of the frog and the fetal pig. Im sorry if this is a lot of information. I hope it helps.
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