mammals Flashcards
Mammary Glands
the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals.
Hair
any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals.
Endothermic
(of an animal) dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat.
Insectivores
an insectivorous animal or plant. mole
Carnivores
an animal that feeds on flesh. wolf
Omnivores
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. cat
Ruminant herbivores
Ruminants are herbivore mammals that process plant food in a multi-chambered stomach. cow
Incisors
a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting. In humans there are four incisors in each jaw.
Molars
a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth.
Canines
a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars of a mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores.
Monotremes
a primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems. platypus
Marsupials
a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother’s belly, kangaroo
Placental
a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord.
Chiroptera
Chiroptera is the name of the order of the only mammal capable of true flight. bat
Primates
a mammal distinguished by having hands, handlike feet, and forward-facing eyes, and, with the exception of humans, are typically agile tree-dwellers. monkey
Xenarthra
a suborder or other division of Edentata. sloth
Rodentia
are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. rat
Lagomorpha
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha. rabbit
Proboscidea
a mammal of the order Proboscidea. elephants
Sirenia
a large aquatic plant-eating mammal of the order Sirenia,. manatee
Perissodactyla
an order of nonruminant ungulate mammals that usually have an odd number of toes. horse
Artiodactyla
an order of hoofed mammals with an even number of functional toes on each foot. goat
Cetacea
a marine mammal of the order Cetacea. dolphin
Therapsids
an extinct reptile of a Permian and Triassic order, the members of which are related to the ancestors of mammals. synapsids
