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
