Mammal Vocabulary

Question 1

Mammary Glands

Answer 1

any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.

Question 2

`Diaphrgm

Answer 2

a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity.

Question 3

Endothermic

Answer 3

Chemistry. noting or pertaining to a chemical change that is accompanied by an absorption of heat (opposed to exothermic ).

Question 4

Hair

Answer 4

any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.

Question 5

Incisors

Answer 5

any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.

Question 6

Canines

Answer 6

relating to the four pointed teeth, especially prominent in dogs, situated one on each side of each jaw, next to the incisors.

Question 7

Molars

Answer 7

Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.

Question 8

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 8

reproduction involving the fusion of a male and female haploid gamete

Question 9

Placenta

Answer 9

he organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.

Question 10

Gestation period

Answer 10

For mammals the gestation period is the time in which a fetus develops, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth. The duration of this period varies between species.

Question 11

Xenarthra

Answer 11

Anteater, Armadillos, Sloths

Question 12

Insectivores

Answer 12

An insectivorous animal or plant.

Question 13

Rodents

Answer 13

belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.

Question 14

Lagomorpha

Answer 14

Rabbits, Hares, Pikas

Question 15

Flying mammals

Answer 15

There is only one and it is the Bat.

Question 16

carnivores

Answer 16

an animal that eats flesh.

Question 17

Trunk-Nosed Mammals

Answer 17

Elephant

Question 18

Hoofed mammals

Answer 18

A variety of mammals with hooves

Question 19

Cetaceans

Answer 19

belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins.