AMPHIBIANS

BODY

• Large shoulder bones
• Large hip bones
• Interlocking vertabrae
• Ectothermic
• Bony skeleton

SKIN

• Epidermis layer
• Dermis layer
• Thin, slimy, and wet
• Sometimes used for breathing
• Absorbs water

SIGHT

• Protuding eyes for 360 vision
• Cornea is the primary light refracting surface
• Lacrminal glands
• Eyelids

HEARING

• Hears vibrations through the front feet
• Stapes to hear out of water
• Tympanic membrane

CHEMORCEPTION

• Detects chemicals
• Sensory receptor

BREATHING

• Lungs for breathing on land
• Gills for breathing under water
• Can detect odors by using olfactory epithelium
• Can use skin to breathe

CIRCULATORY CIRCUTS

• Pulmonary- takes blood between heart and lungs
• Systemic- takes blood to body organs
• 3 chambered heart
• Spleen that stores blood

EXCRETORY

• Bladder temporarily stores waste
• Paired kidneys to filter blood
• Aquatic- releases waste as ammonia
• Terrestrial- releases waste as urea

HABITAT DESCRIPTION
-must near a pond, swamp, or damp area

HABITAT REASON
-so their skin won't dry out

DIGESTIVE ORGANS

• Mouth- helps in consumption of food
• Pharynx- connects the mouth and nasal passages to the esophagus
• Esophagus- connects the throat to the stomach
• Stomach- internal organ in which major part of food digestion occurs
• Small Intestine-

DIGESTIVE ORGANS CONT.

• Large Intestine-
• Cloaca-
• Accessory Organs-