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#amphibian respiration

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What type of respiration is used by amphibians like frogs in addition to pulmonary respiration?

Amphibians like frogs use cutaneous respiration, where gas exchange occurs through their moist skin in addition to lungs. This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Zoology section), Chapter: Biology - Zoology portion covering relevant system and function, Topic: Structural organization and physiology.

Respiration in frogs occurs through

Respiration in adult frogs employs trimodal surfaces across seasons: cutaneous diffusion through highly vascularized thin moist skin effective both in water during hibernation under mud and on land, pulmonary respiration via paired sac-like septate lungs ventilated by positive-pressure buccal pumping expanding lungs, and buccopharyngeal respiration through highly vascular lining of oral cavity showing rhythmic throat oscillations enabling air sampling. Combined utilization allows tolerance to diving, overwintering anoxia and vocalization. Not restricted to single mode unlike mammals dependent solely on lungs for gas exchange.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chapter 19 Respiration in Amphibians; Campbell Biology 12th ed. Chapter 42 Frog Breathing Mechanism