PATHOLOGY MCQ
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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After seeing a moth, a frog uses its tongue to catch it. This is an example of:
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responding to a stimulus
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secreting hormones
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maintaining homeostasis
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gathering information
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Frogs (Lissamphibia: Anura) use adhesive tongues to capture fast moving, elusive prey. For this, the tongues are moved quickly and adhere instantaneously to various prey surfaces. Recently, the functional morphology of frog tongues was discussed in context of their adhesive performance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Frogs use a viscoelastic tongue and non-Newtonian saliva to catch prey | Journal of The Royal Society Interface.
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