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16 Cards in this Set
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Mammary glands
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gland in mammals that produces milk to nourish the young
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Subcutaneous fat
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layer of fat cells beneath the skin
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Rumen
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chamber in cows and related animals in which newly swallowed plant food is stored and processed
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Diaphragm
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, flat muscle at eh bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing
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Cerebral cortex
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outer layer of the cerebrum of the mammal’s brain; center of thinking and other complex behaviors
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Monotreme
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egg-laying mammals
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Marsupial
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mammal which bears live young that complete their development in an external organs
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Placenta
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organ in placental mammals through which nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and wastes are exchanged between embryo and mother
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Binocular vision
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ability to merge casual images form both eyes, which provides depth perception and a three-dimensional view of the world
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Prosimian
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with few exceptions, small, nocturnal primate that has large eyes for seeing in the dark
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Anthropoid
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humanlike primate
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Prehensile
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– term used to refer to a long tail that can grasp branches
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Hominoid
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member of a group of primates that includes apes and humans
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Hominid
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– primate that walks upright, has opposable thumbs, and possessed a large brain; only living members are humans
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Bipedal
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term used to refer to two-footed locomotion
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Opposable thumbs
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thumb that enables grasping objects and using tools
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