Frog Visual Dissection Guide

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 Orientation

Dorsal

Transverse plane
Cranial Caudal
Anterior Posterior
Frontal plane

Sagittal plane
Ventral

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 Tympanum Size
Distinguish Gender from External Features

Tympanum

Female Male

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 Incisions

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 Female Internal Organs

Heart
Right lung

Liver Fat body

Small Stomach
intestine

Ovary
Mesentary

Kidney
Oviduct

Bladder

Large intestine

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 Male Internal Organs

Heart
Right lung

Liver
Stomach

Fat body Mesentary

Testis

Small
intestine Kidney

Bladder
Large intestine

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 Procedure View the Gallbladder
Reflect the liver superiorly.

Right lung Heart Gallbladder Liver

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 Procedure View the Kidneys
Cut large intestine and peritoneum. Stomach

Peritoneum Right kidney Large intestine (cut)

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 Female Urogenital System

Posterior vena cava

Fat body
Ovary

Ostium

Renal veins
Adrenal body

Kidney

Oviduct
Renal portal veins

Ureter

Large intestine
Ovisac
Urinary bladder
Femoral vein

Pelvic vein

Ventral abdominal vein

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 Male Urogenital System

Posterior vena cava

Fat body

Gonadal vein
Testis

Adrenal body Kidney

Renal portal vein Large intestine

Ventral abdominal vein

Ureter

Femoral vein

Sciatic vein

Urinary bladder

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 Circulatory System
The Heart Right and left
Dorsal
truncus arteriosus
Carotid

Systemic arch
Right atrium
Cutaneous
artery Right anterior
vena cava
Left atrium

Left anterior
vena cava
Sinus venosus

Right
pulmonary vein

Left pulmonary vein

Ventricle

Posterior vena cava

Ventral

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 External carotid
Circulatory System Arteries Cutaneous

Arteries and Veins

Internal carotid
Truncus Subclavian
arteriosus
Abdominal
Systemic arch
Coeliac
Dorsal aorta
Anterior
mesentaric
Epigastric
Urogenitals
Posterior mesenteric
Common iliac
Femoral
Hypogastric
Sciatic
Pulmonaries

Veins Mandibular Lingual

External jugular

Innominate

Subclavian
Internal jugular
Anterior vena cava
Musculocutaneous
Hepatic
Abdominal Hepatic portal
Posterior Dorsolumbar
vena cava

Renals Ventral abdominal

Pelvic
Communicans
Femoral

Sciatic

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 Dorsal Muscular System
Temporalis Masseter
Deltoid
Depressor mandibulae

Flexor antibrachii

Extensor digitorum
communis

Triceps

Dorsalis scapulae External Oblique

Latissimus dorsi
Iliolumbar
Gluteus
Longissimus dorsi
Coccygeo-iliacus
Pyriformis
Rectus anticus
Anal sphincter Vastus externus

Vastus internus

Ilio-fibularis

Gastrocnemius
Semimembranosus

Gracilis minor Peroneus

Tendon of Achilles

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 Skeletal System

Premaxilla
Nasal
Maxilla

Frontoparietal

Phalanges

Metacarpels

Carpels

Radio-ulna

Humerus
Suprascapula Vertebrae

Femur
Sacral vertebra
Tibiofibula

Phalanges Ilium Ischium

Metatarsals Urostyle

Tarsals

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 Quiz Female Organs

1 6

2 8

9
3

4 10

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 Quiz Male Organs

6
1

7
2
8
3
9
4

10

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 Quiz Answer Key
Female Anatomy Male Anatomy
1. Right lung 1. Right lung
2. Small intestine 2. Small intestine
3. Oviduct 3. Fat body
4. Large intestine 4. Large intestine
5. Heart 5.Heart
6. Liver 6. Liver
7. Stomach 7. Stomach
8. Ovary 8. Mesentary
9. Mesentary 9. Testis
10. Kidney 10. Bladder

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