NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
What membrane covers the heart of a frog?
Options
- APeritoneum
- BPericardium
- CPleura
- DMyocardium
Correct answer
B. Pericardium
Step-by-step solution
The vascular system of frog is well-developed closed type. Frogs have a lymphatic system also. The blood vascular system involves heart, blood vessels and blood. The lymphatic system consists of lymph, lymph channels and lymph nodes. Heart is a muscular structure situated in the upper part of the body cavity. It has three chambers, two atria and one ventricle and is covered by a membrane called pericardium. A triangular structure called sinus venosus joins the right atrium. It receives blood through the major veins