5.00 Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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CASTRATION (NEUTERING)

A

REMOVAL OF
TESTICLES

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2
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COLOSTRUM

A

FIRST MILK PRODUCED
AFTER A MAMMAL GIVES BIRTH THAT
CONTAINS ANTIBODIES NEEDED FOR THE
OFFSPRING’S IMMUNITY

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3
Q

FERTILIZATION

A

UNION OF THE SPERM AND
EGG CELLS

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4
Q

GESTATION

A

LENGTH OF TIME DURING
WHICH THE FEMALE IS PREGNANT

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5
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Lactation

A

Period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands

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6
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Ovulation

A

Release of the egg birth

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7
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Parturition

A

Act of giving birth

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8
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Puberty

A

Age at which animals reach sexual maturity and are able to reproduce

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9
Q

Spaying

A

Removal of female reproductive organs

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10
Q

Ovaries

A

Site of egg

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11
Q

Oviduct

A

Tube connecting each infundibulum to the uterus

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12
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Uterus

A

Y-shaped structure consisting of the body and two uterine horns

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13
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Cervix

A

Muscular opening between the uterus and the vagina

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14
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Vagina

A

Organ which receives the penis

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15
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Vulva

A

Externally visible opening to the female reproductive system

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16
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Scrotum

A

External anatomy which holds the testicles and epididymis

17
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Testicles

A

Site of sperm production

18
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Epididymis

A

Long, coiled tubes connected to each testicle

19
Q

Vas Deferens

A

Tube which connects the epididymis to the urethra

20
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Urethra

A

Carries urine from the bladder for excretion and semen to the end of the penis

21
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Seminal Vesicles

A

Produce seminal fluids, which protect and help transport sperm

22
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Prostate gland

A

located near the urethra

23
Q

Cowper’s Gland

A

Produces fluid which moves down the urethra ahead of the seminal fluid

24
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Sigmoid flexure

A

Retracts the penis when it is not in use

25
Sheath
External tissue which protects penis
26
Penis
Delivers semen containing sperm to the vagina of the female
27
Testicles
Stored inside the body cavity
28
Vas deferens
Carries the seminal fluids and sperm cells to the cloaca
29
Cloaca
Location of junction for the urinary, reproductive, and digestive systems prior to excretion
30
Papilla
Organ on the wall of the cloaca that deposits sperm into the hen's reproductive tract