Digestive System of Frog -
Digestive System of Frog
- The digestive system consists of alimentary canal and digestive glands
Alimentary Canal:
- The alimentary canal is short because frogs are carnivores and hence the length of intestine is reduced
- The mouth opens into the buccal cavity that leads to the oesophagus through pharynx.
- Oesophagus is a short tube that opens into the stomach which in turn continues as the intestine, rectum and finally opens outside by the cloaca.
- Teeth of frog are homodont, acrodont and polyphyodont. They are small, sharp and backwardly directed which are not meant for mastication but for preventing escape of prey.
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Teeth of frog are homodont, acrodont and polyphyodont. They are small, sharp and backwardly directed which are not meant for mastication but for preventing escape of prey.
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