FROG'S

DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM
Group 4 Presentation
Meet the presenters!

Doctora, Garcia, Landicho,

R. J. P. M. J. M.

Delgado, I. Maranan, Arpon, J.

S. A.
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part s o f t h e
frog
Frogs digestive system shares many
similarities with the human digestive
system in terms of anatomy and
function. However, there are some
differences between frog and human
digestive systems such as the presence
of two sets of teeth in frogs, the sticky
and folded tongue at the tip, the
presence of a shorter small intestine,
the presence of a cloaca apart from a -Mouth -Small Intestine
rectum, and the absence of an -Pharynx -Large Intestine
appendix. -Esophagus -Cloaca
-Stomach -Liver
-Gall Bladder -Pancreas
 I M P O RTA N C E A N D R E L E VA N C E

All animals have specialized digestive

Animals have a two way process.
systems designed to meet their nutrient
requirements.

The breaking down of swallowed feedstuff

into simple substances that can be absorbed
by the animal body.
 1 Body of the frog

• The body of a frog is divisible into its head and trunk. Neck and tail are absent in frogs. The body of a frog is
covered with mucus that makes its skin moist, smooth, and slippery. Also, the skin of a frog can absorb water.
• Inside the body of a frog, there are many organ systems such as circulatory system, digestive system,
respiratory system, excretory system, and reproductive system. Among these organ systems, we will be
focusing on the digestive system of a frog.

STOMACH. SMALL INTESTINE. DUODENUM.

PA N C R E A S . G A L L B L A D D E R . L A R G E I N T E S T I N E .
LIVER. MOUTH. P H A RY N X . ESOPHAGUS .
CLOACA. ILEUM.
 Stomach Small
• Stores food and mixes it with • The principal organ of digestion
enzymes to begin digestion. Intestine
and absorption of digested food.
 Duodenum Pancreas
• The anterior (front) part of the Gland which secretes digestive
small intestine into which food enzymes into the duodenum.
passes from the stomach
 Gall Large
• Sac which stores bile. • Posterior organ of the digestive
Bladder system
food.
Intestine
which stores undigested
 Liver
• Secretes bile and processes
digested food molecules
Mouth
• Composed of the tongue and two
types of teeth: Maxillary and
Vomerine. Used to capture, hold,
and ingest the prey.
 Pharynx
• Posterior portion of the mouth that
act as resonators during croaking
or to call upon their mate for
mating
Esophagus
• a short tube leading to the stomach
which allows food to pass through
it
 Cloaca
• Organ through which the products
of the frog's digestive and
urogenital system pass when
discharged from the body.
Ileum
The ileum in the frog is used for the
final stage of digestion and helps them
to absorb nutrients that weren't
absorbed by the small intestine.
 2 Human vs frog
digestive system

Both frog and human digestive systems are responsible for breaking
down food, extracting nutrients, and eliminating waste. But do they
differ in some parts?
THE FROG'S
DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM

• Frogs don’t drink water. The absorption of

water occurs in the skin of the frog.
• Frogs have a shorter small intestine than
humans. The two parts of the small intestine
of frogs are the duodenum and ileum.
However, humans have three parts of their
small intestine.
THE FROG'S
DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM

• The elimination of frog’s undigested

materials occurs through the cloaca. The
elimination of both undigested solid and
liquid wastes happen through the cloaca. The
urinary bladder also opens into the cloaca
since frogs do not have a urethra. Moreover,
frogs do not have an appendix.
Thank you!