NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
The stomach of the frog contains
Options
- ACalciferous glands
- BHepatic caeca
- CCollateral glands
- DGastric glands
Correct answer
D. Gastric glands
Step-by-step solution
Food is captured by the bilobed tongue. Digestion of food takes place by the action of HCl and gastric juices secreted from the walls of the stomach. Partially digested food called chyme is passed from the stomach to the first part of the intestine, the duodenum. The duodenum receives bile from gallbladder and pancreatic juices from the pancreas through a common bile duct. Bile emulsifies fat and pancreatic juices digest carbohydrates and proteins. Final digestion takes place in the intestine. Digested food is abso