The excretory product eliminated by a frog is:
1. | Ammonia | 2. | Urea |
3. | Uric acid | 4. | Creatine |
How many of the given statements regarding the anatomy of frogs are correct?
A: | Kidneys are situated a little posteriorly in the body cavity on both sides of the vertebral column. |
B: | Each kidney is composed of several structural and functional units called uriniferous tubules or nephrons. |
C: | Two ureters emerge from the kidneys in male frogs, where the ureters act as urinogenital ducts that open into the cloaca. |
D: | In females, the ureters and oviduct open separately in the cloaca. |
1. | 1 | 2. | 2 |
3. | 3 | 4. | 4 |
1. | 8 pairs | 2. | 10 pairs |
3. | 11 pairs | 4. | 12 pairs |
Unlike human brain, which of the following structure is not a feature of a frog’s brain?
1. | Cerebellum | 2. | Pons varolii |
3. | Medulla oblongata | 4. | Olfactory lobes |
1. | olfactory lobes | 2. | cerebral hemispheres |
3. | diencephalon | 4. | cerebellum |
I: | Sensory papillae for touch |
II: | Taste buds |
III: | Nasal epithelium |
IV: | Eyes |
V: | Tympanum with internal ears |
1. | Only I, II and III | 2. | Only IV and V |
3. | Only II, IV and V | 4. | Only IV |
I: | External ear is absent. |
II: | Only tympanum can be seen externally. |
III: | The ear is an organ of hearing but not of balancing (equilibrium). |
1. | Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Seminal vesicle → Urogenital duct → Cloaca |
2. | Testes → Vasa efferentia → Bidder’s canal → Ureter → Cloaca |
3. | Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Bidder’s canal → Urogenital duct → Cloaca |
4. | Testes → Bidder’s canal → Kidney → Vasa efferentia → Urogenital duct → Cloaca |
Mesorchium in frogs:
1. | is a double fold of peritoneum that adheres testes to kidney. |
2. | is a double fold of peritoneum that adheres ovaries to kidney. |
3. | is the outer cortical part of testes. |
4. | is the outer cortical part of ovaries. |
1. | join to form a single median duct that opens into the cloaca. |
2. | opens into the cloaca separately. |
3. | opens separately to the exterior through the skin. |
4. | join to form a single median duct that opens into Bidder’s canal. |