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Frog Dissection

This document provides instructions for a frog dissection lab. The objectives are to describe frog organs and identify organ systems. Materials listed include a preserved frog, dissecting tools, and personal protective equipment. The procedure has 12 steps to open the body cavity and identify external features, organs of various systems, and nerves. Students are asked observation questions about the frog's sex, muscle size and texture, similarities to and differences from other vertebrates, sex determination, the purpose of fat bodies, how frogs survive winter, and the frog's taxonomy.

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Frog Dissection

This document provides instructions for a frog dissection lab. The objectives are to describe frog organs and identify organ systems. Materials listed include a preserved frog, dissecting tools, and personal protective equipment. The procedure has 12 steps to open the body cavity and identify external features, organs of various systems, and nerves. Students are asked observation questions about the frog's sex, muscle size and texture, similarities to and differences from other vertebrates, sex determination, the purpose of fat bodies, how frogs survive winter, and the frog's taxonomy.

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FROG DISSECTION

GROUP NAME:

OBJECTIVES:

 Describe the appearance of various organs found in the frog.


 Name the organs that make up various systems of the frog.

MATERIALS:

 Preserve Frog
 Dissecting tray
 Pins
 Dissecting kit
 Gloves
 Mask
 Hairnet
 Lab Gown or Lab Apron
 Jars
 Ruler

PROCEDURE:

1. Put on gloves, hairnet, mask and lab gown or lab apron.


2. Place a frog on a dissecting tray.
3. Use the diagram below to locate and identify the external features of the
head.
4. Turn the frog on its back and pin down the legs. Cut the hinges of the
mouth and open it wide. Use the diagram below to locate and identify the
structures inside the mouth.

5. Look for the opening to the frog’s cloaca, located between the hind legs.
Use forceps to lift the skin and use scissors to cut along the center of the
body from the cloaca to the lip. Turn back the skin, cut toward the side at
each leg, and pin the skin flat.

6. Lift and cut through the muscles and breast bone to open up the body
cavity. If your frog is a female, the abdominal cavity may be filled with dark
– colored eggs. If so, remove the eggs on one side so you can see the
organs underlying them.
7. Use the diagram below to locate and identify the organs of the digestive
system.
8. Again refer to the diagram below to identify the parts of the circulatory and
respiratory systems that are in the chest.

9. Use a probe and scissors to lift and remove the intestines and liver. Use
the diagram on the next page to identify the parts of the urinary and
reproductive systems. Remove the peritoneal membrane, which is
connective tissue that lies on top of the red kidneys. Observe the yellow
fat bodies that are attached to the kidneys.

10. Remove the kidneys and look for the threadlike spinal nerves that extend
from the spinal cord. Dissect a thigh, and trace one nerve into a leg
muscle. Note the size and texture of the leg muscles.
11. Dispose of your materials according to the directions from your teacher.
12. Clean up your working area and wash your hands before leaving the lab

OBSERVATION AND QUESTIONS:


Sex:
Size of the leg muscle:
Texture of the leg muscle:

1. In What ways is the frog similar to other vertebrates? How is it different?

2. How can you determine the sex of your frog, just by looking at its external
anatomy?

3. What is the purpose of the fat bodies? Why are these structures important to the
frog?

4. How does frog survive the winter?

5. Write the taxonomy of the frog.

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