Female Reproductive Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

What attaches the female tract to the pelvis?

A

broad ligament

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2
Q

What is the female tract surrounded by

A

The peritoneum (supporting tissue)

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3
Q

What external genitalia does the mare have?

A
  • vulva
  • labia
    -vulval constrictor muscles
    -clitoral fossa
  • perineum
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4
Q

What are the two areas of the vagina?

A

cranial (columnar epithelial cells)
caudal ( stratified squamous epithelium)

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5
Q

How is the vagina effected by the female cycle?

A
  • mucus secretion
    -thickness of tissue
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6
Q

How is the cervix structured?

A
  • sphincter muscle
  • collogen
  • structure varies between species (smooth = bitch/queen cervical rings = cow/ewe/sow cervical folds = mare)
  • mucus producing
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7
Q

How is the cervix effected by the female cycle?

A
  • tone is controlled
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8
Q

What type of uterus’s are there?

A
  • duplex (rabbit)
  • bicornuate (sow/bitch/queen)
    -bipartite (cow/ewe/mare)
    -simplex (primates)
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9
Q

What are the three tissue layers of the uterus?

A

-serosa
-myometrium
-endometrium (contains endometrial glands)

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10
Q

How does the endometrium of the uterus tissue differ in species?

A
  • endometrial folds (sow&mare)
    -caruncles (ruminants)
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11
Q

What are the three regions of the fallopian tube and how are they structured?

A
  • isthmus (thick muscular layer/ secretory cells)
    -ampulla (mucosal folds/secretory and ciliated cells)
    -Infundibulum (funnel shape/ mucosal folds/ secretory and ciliated cells)
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12
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What are the two regions of the ovary?

A

cortex - follicles with developing oocytes/ corpus luteum to the corpus albicans
medulla - supporting tissue

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13
Q

How does the mares ovaries differ?

A
  • ovulation fossa
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14
Q

What are the functions of the ovary?

A

-gametogenic
- endocrine (steroid hormones)

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