toad anatomy

Question 1

major artery; carries oxygen and blood to the head

Answer 1

carotid artery

Question 2

curved artery; receives oxygen and blood from ventricle

Answer 2

aortic arch

Question 3

branch off and supply to forelimbs

Answer 3

subclavian artery

Question 4

respiratory organs used for gas exchange

Answer 4

lungs

Question 5

large, multi-lobed organ

Answer 5

liver

Question 6

small sac that stores bile produced by liver

Answer 6

gall bladder

Question 7

yellowish, fingerlike; stored lipids, energy storage

Answer 7

fat bodies

Question 8

paired organs that filter waste products

Answer 8

kidney

Question 9

primary site of nutrient absorption

Answer 9

small intestine

Question 10

thin membrane, holds intestines in place

Answer 10

mesentery

Question 11

muscular tube

Answer 11

esophagus

Question 12

vessel that spirals upwards from the ventricle

Answer 12

conus arteriousus

Question 13

muscular chamber of the heart

Answer 13

ventricle

Question 14

muscular organ that stores food

Answer 14

stomach

Question 15

gland that produces digestive enzymes

Answer 15

pancreas

Question 16

filters blood and immune responses

Answer 16

spleen

Question 17

final section

Answer 17

large intestine

Question 18

common chamber where tracts empty

Answer 18

cloaca

Question 19

female reproductive organ

Answer 19

ovary