Digestive system Flashcards
(26 cards)
Median subrostral fossa
It is prominent depression of the sulcus marginalis at the anterior tip of the lower jaw
Lateral subrostral fossa
It is a pair of depression of the sulcus marginalis lateral to the pulvinars
Pulvinar rostrale
It is a pair low elevation on each side of the median subrostral fossa
Internal/ posterior nares or choanae
It is a pair of slit-like opening above the eyeballs leading to the nares
Eyeball (orbital) prominence
These two large rounded bulges of the eyeball
Vomerine Teeth
These are fine teeth projecting from the vomers in between the internal nares
Opening of Eustachian tube
It is a pair of dlit like opening found median to the angles of the jaw. The eustachian tube leads to the cavity of the middle ear
Prelingual fossa
These are two shallow depressions on each side of tuberculum prelinguale
Tuberculum prelinguate
It is a prominent median elevation at the tip of the lower jaw. This fit into the median subrostral fossa when the mouth is closed
Tongue
it is a forked muscular organ attached to the anterior tip of the lower jaw
Opening of vocal sac
This is a pair of slit-like opening on the floor of the mouth close to the angle of the jaw; found only in male frog
Opening of the esophagus
it is a large transverse slit, posterior to the laryngeal prominence
Laryngeal prominence
Circular elevation anterior to the esophageal opening
Glottis
It is a short vertical slit like opening at the center of the laryngeal prominence
Pharynx
It is the posterior portion of the buccal cavity which opens into the esophagus
Esophagus
It is very short that connects the pharynx and stomach
Stomach
Storage shape like U or J
Pylorus
This is a contriction at the posterior end of the stomach
Spleen
part of the lymphatic system
Gallblader
This is a small greenish sac located at the ventral part of the median lobe of the liver
Small intestine
duodenum, jejunum, ilueum
Large intestine
This a short dilated tube at the terminal end of the ileum. it is suspended by the mesorectum , where a rounded reddish spleen is also suspended
Cloaca
This is the posterior dilated end of the large intestine located within the pelvic girdke. Different urogenital organs and as a opening .
Anus
It is a small opening at the posterior end of the cloaca