Name: Chan, Jose

Corpuz, Marinel
Doble, Sam

1. Digestive system of the frog and its parts.

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a.) Mouth and mouth cavity - aids with the capture of prey, which are insects, flies,
spiders, slugs, or worms. In addition, it moistens the prey with saliva so that it would go
down smoothly to the stomach (Lakna, 2018).

b.) Pharynx - connects the mouth to the esophagus (Lakna, 2018).

c.) Esophagus - connects the mouth to the stomach, through the Pharynx (Lakna, 2018).

d.) Stomach - stores the food, and it also produces enzymes that are responsible for the
chemical digestion of the food, while the muscular action of the stomach is responsible
for the mechanical digestion of food (Lakna, 2018).

e.) Small intestine - absorbs the nutrients from the digested food (Lakna, 2018).

f.) Large intestine - stores the undigested food, and absorbs water from them (Lakna, 2018).

g.) Cloaca - passageway of the products from the Frog’s Digestive and Urogenital System when
they are discharged from the body (Lakna, 2018).

h.) Anus - discharges the feces which have passed through the Cloaca from the Large Intestine
(Britannica, n.d.).

i.) Pancreas - secretes digestive enzymes into the Small Intestine (Rivero, 2012).

j.) Liver - secretes bile and processes digested food molecules (Rivero, 2012).

k.) Gallbladder - stores the bile made by the liver (Rivero, 2012).

3. DIgestion is important since it helps break down food into nutrients, used by the body for
energy, growth, and cellular repair. Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of
nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins before the blood can absorb and
carry them to the cells throughout the entire body (IBD Clinic, n.d.).

4. Feces is the solid bodily waste expelled from the large intestine through the anus when
defecating. They are normally removed from the body one or two times a day. The feces is
colored brown due to the action of bacteria on bilirubin, the end product of the breakdown of
hemoglobin. The odor of feces comes from the chemicals indole, skatole, hydrogen sulfide, and
mercaptans which are products of bacterial action (Britannica, n.d.).
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5. The different digestive enzymes are the following (S, n.d.):

a.) Pepsin of the stomach and of the esophagus acts on proteins and changes them into
peptones and proteases.

b.) Trypsin acts on proteins, peptones, and proteases and changes them into simple amino
acids.

c.) Amylopsin (Amylase) acts on starches and reduces them into Maltose,

d.) Steapsin (Lipase) acts on emulsified fat to form fatty acids and glycerol.

e.) Peptidases act on polypeptides and break them into amino acids.

f.) Lipase and Maltase act on the emulsified fats and maltose and convert them into fatty acids
and sugars respectively.

g.) Invertase and Lactase act on sucrose and lactose and reduce them to glucose,
6. Passage of food in the alimentary canal.
References:

Britannica. (n.d.). Feces. https://www.britannica.com/science/feces

IBD Clinic. (n.d.). Why is digestion important ?.

http://www.ibdclinic.ca/what-is-ibd/digestive-system-and-its-function/why-is-digestion-important/

Lakna. (2018, April 29). How is the Frog Digestive System Different from Humans.
https://pediaa.com/how-is-the-frog-digestive-system-different-from-humans/

Rivero, D. (2012, August 14). Frog Body Parts and Functions (Know the terms in green).
https://www.slideserve.com/dakota/frog-body-parts-and-functions-know-the-terms-in-green

S, B. (n.d.). Digestive System of Frog (With Diagram) | Vertebrates | Chordata | Zoology. Notes
on Zoology.
https://www.notesonzoology.com/frog/digestive-system-of-frog-with-diagram-vertebrates-chordat
a-zoology/8276