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skin: they absorb oxygen through their moist skin for gas exchange. lungs: using throat muscles to push air in (positive - pressure breathing). breathing: frogs breathe in two ways: make them excellent jumpers and swimmers. legs: frogs have strong, muscular legs with webbed toes that. mouth: tongue: attached at the front, it flips out to catch prey. teeth: frogs have small vomerine and maxillary teeth to hold food, but they do not chew. nares: small nostrils that connect to the mouth, allowing frogs to breathe air. eyes: frogs have three eyelids per eye: an upper, a lower, and a transparent nictitating membrane that protects the eye underwater and keeps it moist. tympanic membrane: these eardrums, located behind the eyes, detect vibrations. why do frogs have vomerine and maxillary teeth? to hold prey in place; to chew their food; to eat plants
The text mentions that frogs have small vomerine and maxillary teeth to hold food, and it is stated that they do not chew. So the teeth are for holding prey.
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To hold prey in place