Female Reproductive Anatomy Flashcards
What attaches the female tract to the pelvis?
broad ligament
What is the female tract surrounded by
The peritoneum (supporting tissue)
What external genitalia does the mare have?
- vulva
- labia
-vulval constrictor muscles
-clitoral fossa - perineum
What are the two areas of the vagina?
cranial (columnar epithelial cells)
caudal ( stratified squamous epithelium)
How is the vagina effected by the female cycle?
- mucus secretion
-thickness of tissue
How is the cervix structured?
- sphincter muscle
- collogen
- structure varies between species (smooth = bitch/queen cervical rings = cow/ewe/sow cervical folds = mare)
- mucus producing
How is the cervix effected by the female cycle?
- tone is controlled
What type of uterus’s are there?
- duplex (rabbit)
- bicornuate (sow/bitch/queen)
-bipartite (cow/ewe/mare)
-simplex (primates)
What are the three tissue layers of the uterus?
-serosa
-myometrium
-endometrium (contains endometrial glands)
How does the endometrium of the uterus tissue differ in species?
- endometrial folds (sow&mare)
-caruncles (ruminants)
What are the three regions of the fallopian tube and how are they structured?
- isthmus (thick muscular layer/ secretory cells)
-ampulla (mucosal folds/secretory and ciliated cells)
-Infundibulum (funnel shape/ mucosal folds/ secretory and ciliated cells)
What are the two regions of the ovary?
cortex - follicles with developing oocytes/ corpus luteum to the corpus albicans
medulla - supporting tissue
How does the mares ovaries differ?
- ovulation fossa
What are the functions of the ovary?
-gametogenic
- endocrine (steroid hormones)