Mammal vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Antlers.
- A branched, solid bone on the head found in deer family
2
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Baculum
- bone in the penis
3
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Brisket
- anterior part of the chest, between neck and thorax
4
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Dewclaw
- a vestigial(not used) digit higher on the leg
5
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Dewlap
- flap of skin on the chest
6
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Fetlock
- Joint(swelling) just above the hoof
7
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Flank
- Between ribs and hip
8
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Horn
- unbranched head adornment
- inner made of bone, outer made of keratin
9
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Metatarsal gland
- back of the leg scent gland
10
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- milk line
- where mammary glands develop
11
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- muzzle
- region in front of the eyes, including the nose and jaws
12
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Pinna
- the external ear flap
13
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Rhinarium
- Squishy pad on the nose of cats and dogs
14
Q
What are these called? And what are they for?
A
- Withers
- Vertebral ridges between the shoulders
