Mammals Flashcards
(22 cards)
produces milk to feed young offspring
mammary glands
dome-shaped sheet of muscle and tendon that serves as the main muscle of respiration and plays a vital role in the breathing process
Diaphragm
requiring the absorption of heat cold-blooded
Endothermic
fine threadlike strands growing from the skin
hair
narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting
incisors
relatively long, pointed teeth
canines
grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth
molars
flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord
Placenta
period from the time of conception until birth
Gestation period
strange joints
Anteaters / Armadillos / Sloths
an insectivorous animal or plant
Insectivores
continuously growing incisors
rodents
lagomorpha mixture of primitive and advanced physical traits
Rabbits / Hares / Pikas
cannot walk very well because of the skin that reaches over its front and back legs
Flying Mammals
an animal that feeds on flesh
Carnivores
trunk is a nose and mouth that is very stretched out
Trunk-Nosed Mammals
mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
Hoofed Mammals
most distinctive and highly specialized orders of mammals
Cetaceans
medium-sized marine mammal `
Manatees and Dugongs
large brains relative to other mammals, as well as an increased reliance on stereoscopic vision at the expense of smell, the dominant sensory system in most mammals
Primates
basal mammals that lay eggs
Monotremes
pouched mammals
Marsupials
