What Are the Functions of Frog Blood Cells?
frog on a hand – black-eyed tree frog sitting on a hand image by Christophe Fouquin from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/0r/26/functions-frog-blood-cells_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); With one exception, frogs’ blood cells function just like those of humans. A frog’s circulatory system differs from that of mammals in two key regards. One, frogs’ bodies pump blood using a three-chambered heart, as opposed to the four chambered heart present in mammals (and also birds). Two, a frog’s red blood cells contain a nucleus and mitochondria. However, except in one key regard, the blood cells of frogs function like those of other vertebrates (animals whose skeletal system contains a backbone). Transport All the tissues and organs of a frog’s body need oxygen to survive. The hemoglobin in a frog’s red blood cells (called erythrocytes) picks up oxygen in the single ventricle of its heart, then transport
