Atlas of Animal Anatomy and Histology
Amphibians (Amphibia)
Mounted skeleton of a frog
Dorsal view of the anterior part of a frog skeleton after selective staining (courtesy of Zsolt Pálfia)
Ventral view of the anterior part of a frog skeleton after selective staining (courtesy of Zsolt Pálfia)
Ventral view of a frog skeleton after selective staining (courtesy of Zsolt Pálfia)
Dorsal view of a male frog
Ventral view of a male frog
The forelimb of a male frog with the thumb pad
The forelimb of a female frog
The opening of cloaca is shifted a little towards the dorsal side
The head of a male frog with pulled vocal sac
Structures on the dorsal side of the mouth cavity of the frog
Structures on the ventral side of the mouth cavity of the frog
Histology of the surfaces of the frog’s tongue (left: HE, right: Azan)
Posterior part of the floor of the mouth with the glottis and the opening of the oesophagus
The special lymphatic spaces, the lymph sacs underneath the frog’s skin
The skin nerves span the lymph sac supplying the skin
Histological sections of the frog’s skin (HE)
Under the cut and deflected skin
The musculocutaneous vein
Incisure made on the ventral abdominal muscle on the right side of the ventral abdominal vein
The ventral abdominal vein enters the liver anteriorly. (Anterior end is to the left.)
Disclosure of the connection of the musculocutaneous vein with the brachial vein
The connections within the anterior venous system. (Anterior end is to the left.)
The heart with the anterior venous system. (Anterior end is to the left.)
Dorsal side of the heart
The heart, the right truncus arteriosus and the aortic arches. (Anterior end is to the left.)
Frontal section of the frog’s heart (formalin fixed specimen)
The abdominal organs of the frog in their original position
The lung of the frog inflated with air
Midsagittal section of the glottis (formalin fixed specimen)
Longitudinal section of the lung (formalin fixed specimen)
Histological sections of the frog’s lung (Azan)
Histological sections of the frog’s lung (semithin section with toluidine blue staining)
The stomach of a female frog and the neighbouring organs
The stomach of the frog and the mesentery with the gastric vein
Histological sections of the mucosa of frog stomach
Lobes of the liver and the gall bladder. (Anterior end is to the left.)
Internal organs of a female frog with parts of the alimentary canal
The reproductive organs of a female frog
Ostium, the beginning of the convoluted oviduct. (Anterior end is to the left.)
The testes of a male frog with the adjoining fat bodies
The opened retroperitoneal space behind the peritoneum
The kidney with the adrenal gland on its ventral surface
Histological sections of a frog’s kidney (HE)
The veins of the renal portal system
The peripheral nervous system
The vertebral column with the dorsal aorta and the sympathetic trunk
The first cut from the lateral side of foramen magnum towards the nostril to remove the frontoparietals
Opening the braincase of the frog’s skull with the removal of the frontoparietals
Dorsal view of the brain and inner ear surrounded by a calcareous patch
The columella, the tiny ear bone, after removal of the tympanic membrane