…In males, the mammary glands are vestigial, but in females, they develop with sexual maturity and then develop significantly during pregnancy, allowing them to secrete milk and feed newborns. In the most primitive mammalian monotreme, the platypus, many mammary glands gather together and open directly onto the flat skin surface, while in the echidna, the opening becomes slightly depressed during reproductive season, forming a mammary pouch. In other mammals, nipples are formed, and the shape is adapted to feeding infants. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "mammary pouch" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…雄では痕跡的であるが,雌では性的成熟とともに発達し,さらに妊娠により著しく発達して乳の分泌が可能となり,新生児の哺育にあたる。最も原始的な哺乳類の単孔類のうち,カモノハシでは多数の乳腺が集合して平坦な皮膚面に直接開口し,ハリモグラでは生殖時期には開口部がややくぼみを生じ,乳囊mammary pouchを形成する。その他の哺乳類では乳頭nippleが形成され,幼児の哺乳に適した形態となる。… ※「mammary pouch」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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