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    Once upon a time there was a frog who croaked away in Bingle Bog. Every night from dusk to dawn‚ he croaked on and on. Other little animals around loathed his voice but they were left with no choice. The crass cacophony; a very loud and unpleasant noise blared out from the sumac tree. At whose foot the frog sang till the break of dawn. The stones‚ prayers‚ sticks‚ insults‚ complaints and bricks could not silence the frog’s determination to display his heart’s great pride and joy. One

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    Glass Frogs

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    plethora of trees which cover the tropical floor of the Andes mountains. There is one animal‚ the glass frog‚ that is native to this country and has a unique physical characteristic. Glass frogs have made their home in the forests of Ecuador and Peru and feature a translucent underside which makes their internal organs visible. They live remarkable two-phase lives‚ hopping from tadpole to frog. But there is an issue that has developed in the region of Ecuador relating to these unique creatures

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    Background: As members of the class Amphibia‚ frogs may live some of their adult lives on land‚ but they must return to water to reproduce. Eggs are laid and fertilized in water. On the outside of the frog’s head are two external nares‚ or nostrils; two tympani‚ or eardrums; and two eyes‚ each of which has three lids. The third lid‚ called the nictitating membrane‚ is transparent. Inside the mouth are two internal nares‚ or openings into the nostrils; two vomerine teeth in the middle of the roof

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    Frog Dissection Manual 1. 2. Place the frog on the dissecting pan. Do not pin it down. Use these descriptions and the picture to identify each of the following external structures. A. Head – the anterior end of the frog extending to and including the eardrums mouth – the large opening at the anterior end of the head made up of a maxilla and mandible maxilla – the upper jaw bone mandible – the lower jaw bone external nares (i.e. nostrils) – two small openings on the dorsal surface of the

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    Pithing and Muscle Preparation. The method for pithing the frog and preparing the frog gastrocnemius muscle will be described by the instructor. The object of the pithing operation is to destroy specified parts of the central nervous system. In this case the frog is pithed as a means of immobilization and anaesthesia. Generally‚ pithing the spinal cord only is adequate. To skin the frog leg‚ cut the skin all around the upper end of the leg. Pull the skin down the leg‚ freeing it from

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    poem The Frog and the Nightingale. 2. Anthropomorphism in Literature Anthropomorphized animals are frequently used to portray stereotyped characters with which the author quickly conveys the character traits. George Orwell’s Animal Farm and animated films such as Disney’s Robin Hood (1973 film) in which a lion is the king and the little character is a fox. Most famous children’s television characters are anthropomorphized funny animals such as Mickey Mouse‚ Bugs Bunny and Kermit the Frog as well

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    Taylor Dudley "White Frog" Mr. Murray Tuesday‚ October 21 White Frog “White Frog” is one of those remarkable movies that connects intensely with audiences who have experienced “feeling different” or being an outcast or not fitting into the popular crowd. The movie was about a popular‚ high schooled Chaz Young is the light of several people’s lives. None more than that of little bro Nick‚ whose painful social awkwardness has shut him off from nearly everyone else. Nick has a disease called Asperger

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    oF.~::--- Prehallux - !"V‚A(lu:\il:l ~ f\ c\Ji:h\~.!:‚;:::>-- Digits of toes J Web - · Tarsus or ankle _ . ‚.. :" M·)v EXTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE FROG ~--------Darkly are~ pigmented of the skin SwoJ._J.. en thumb A MALE FROG Ventral view Diffused skin pigmentation •-~~--Thumb not swollen A FEMALE FROG Ventral view Met atarsals Astragalus]Tarsals Calcaneum Ischium SKELETAL SYSTEM Dorsal View Transverse process Neural spine Postzygapophysis 2nd

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    Should Thanksgiving be celebrated? The most common argument went something like this: OK‚ it’s true that the Thanksgiving Day mythology is rooted in a fraudulent story -- about the European invaders coming in peace to the "New World‚" eager to cooperate with indigenous people -- which conveniently ignores the reality of European barbarism in the conquest of the continent. But we can reject the culture’s self-congratulatory attempts to rewrite history‚ I have been told‚ and come together on Thanksgiving

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    B. Internal: The dissectors: o used hands to turn frog ventral side up‚ head anterior‚ hind limbs posterior o used forceps to lift fold of skin directly anterior to hind limbs o used scissors to make small superficial cut o inserted scissors into cut and continued superficially anterior medial through mandible o used scissors to make 2 lateral superficial cuts just anterior to hind limbs on either side of medial cut and stopped before reaching dorsal surface o

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