Mammal Flashcards.
Mammary glands
The milk-producing gland on a woman.
Diaphragm.
A dome-shaped muscle under the lungs.
Endothermic.
Able to produce ones own body heat.
Hair.
A thread-like strand that comes out a mammals body, to insulate.
Incisors.
A narrow-edged tooth, for eating meat.
Canine.
A pointed tooth, between the incisors and molars, of a mammal.
Molars.
A grinding tooth, in the back of the mouth.
Sexual Reproduction.
Reproduction with two parents.
Placenta.
Flattened circular organ in the uterus or pregnant mammals.
Gestation period.
The period of time that it takes for a baby to develop.
Anteaters / Armadillos / Sloths.
The are all Xenarthra group.
Insectivores.
An animal that only eats bugs.
Rodent.
A gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, porcupines, and squirrels.
Rabbits / Hares / Pikas.
They are all a part of Lagomorpha.
Flying mammals.
Mammals that can glide/fly.
Carnivore.
An animal that feeds one flesh.
Trunk-nosed mammals.
A mammal that has a trunk.
Hooves mammals.
Mammals with hooves.
Cetaceans.
A marine mammal.
Manatees and Dugongs.
They are Sirenians.
Primate.
A group of mammals that has large brains, short snout, and hands on feet.
Monotremes.
A group of mammals that lay yolky eggs and has a common opening in the digestive system.
Marsupials.
Pouched mammals.
