Rana tigrina, the common Indian bull frog, generally lives in or near water but in rains it may be found far away from its natural habitat, the aquatic home. It lives near water probably- (i) to carry out the cutaneous respiration by keeping the skin moist as soon as it gets dry and (ii) to escape from the man and [...]
The blood vascular system of frog is closed. It includes the heart, blood vessels, blood and lymphatic system. The prime function of this system is to distribute the digested food and oxygen to different parts of the body, in order to release energy to carry out life activities and also to bring the excretory and gaseous wastes to organs of [...]
In this article we will discuss about the lymphatic system of frog with the help of suitable diagrams. The blood is distributed to different parts of the body by the arteries. During its course of distribution certain portions of fluid plasma along with leucocytes escape into spaces (intercellular spaces) in the tissues through the capillaries as they are having very [...]