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Its not impossible. Many animals such as the earthworm and frog do it.

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Which type of respiration is the most effective in frog?

Cutaneous respiration.


What is cutaneous respiration of frog?

Respiration of animals in the Phylum Vertebrata, Class Amphibia, including classes such as urodela, anurans, & apodans. It involves respiration through the skin.


What is cutaneous respiration in frogs?

A frog is an amphibian, but adult frogs do not have gills. They absorb oxygen from the water through their skins, using special blood vessels. If the oxygen level in water is too low, frogs will move around to increase the water flow across the skin. Some frogs have creased skins that can increase their surface area. (see related question)


What are the different types of respiration used by amphibians throughout their life cycles?

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Does dolphins depend on cutaneous respiration?

NO!!! Dolphins have lungs as do all mammals and cannot breathe through their skin. Yhey are obligate lung breathers.


What is the dry membrane with keratinizing epithelium?

Cutaneous Membrane


What is glandular skin in a frog?

glandular skin has many glands Amphibians have a smooth, glandular skin, but they have adaptations for cutaneous respiration, requiring the skin to be kept moist


Specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature touch etc?

Thermoreceptors


What is cutaneous pathology?

Cutaneous pathology is pathology of the skin, also known as dermatopathology.


Does a frog have gills to breath underwater and lungs to breath on land?

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Where is cutaneous tissue found?

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