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Biology
WCHS Biology Chapter 32
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gland | in mammals, a cell or group of cells that secretes fluids |
| Mammary Gland | modified sweat glands in female mammals, which produce and screte milk to feed their young |
| Diaphragm | in mammals, the sheet of muscles located beneath the lungs that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity; expands and contracts the chest cavity, which increases the amount of oxygen entering the body |
| Placental Mammal | mammals that give birth to young that have developed inside the mother's uterus until their body systems are fully functional and they can live independently of their mother's body |
| Uterus | in females, the hollow muscular organ in which the offspring of placental mammals develop |
| Placenta | organ that provides food and oxygen to and removes waste from young inside the uterus of placental mammals |
| Gestation | time during which placental mammals develop inside the uterus |
| Marsupial | subclass of mammals in which young develop for a short period in the uterus and complete their development outside the mother's body inside a pouch made of skin and hair |
| Monotreme | subclass of mammals that have hair and mammary glands but reduce by laying eggs |
| Therapid | reptilian ancestors of mammals that had features of both reptiles and mammals |