Chapter 5 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Sexual reproduction

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The Union of sperm and egg

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Spermatozoa

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Male sex cell (sperm)

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3
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Ovum

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Female sex cell (egg)

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4
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Insemination

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Placing sperm in the reproductive tract of the female

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5
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Copulation

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The sexual Union of the male and female

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6
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Reproductive efficiency

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Timely and prolific replacement of a speices

Difference between failure and success

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7
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Conditions for fertilization

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Female and male must be compatible
Female in heat
Egg is mature

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8
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Vulva

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Exterior portion of the reproductive tract

Indicts signs of heat

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9
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Vagin

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Between vulva and uterus
Cow and ews: semen is deposited there
Mares and sows: semen is deposited in the cervix

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10
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Cervix

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Mouth of the womb

Opening end of the uterus

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Uterine horns

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Two branches of the uterus

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12
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Fallopian tube

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Uterine horn becomes a small tube

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13
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Ovaries

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At the end of the Fallopian tube

Eggs are held there

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14
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Sows reach sexual maturity at

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4 months

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15
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Mares reach sexual maturity at

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24 months

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16
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Heat is also called

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Estrus

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17
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During heat what happens to the eggs

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Eggs are released by ovary

Egg travels down the tube till fertilized

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18
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Estrogen

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Female hormone to regulate estrus

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19
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Heat definition

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Heat is when the female is receptive to the male and will allows breeding

20
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How many phases of heat

21
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Proestrus

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Ovary is about to real ease an egg

22
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Estrus

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Female is receptive

23
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Metestrus

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Uterus prepares for pregnancy

24
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Diestrus

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Longest period

Inactive

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Signs of heat
Aggression | Vulva swells and changes colors
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Testicles
Produce sperm and testosterone
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Scrotom
Carries testies
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Epididymis
Tube that connects to testies | Stores sperm
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Vas deferns
Connects to to epididymis
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Urethra
Begins at bladder and continues through the penis
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Sigmoid gland
S shape | Allows penis to extended
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Accessory sex glands
Prostate Two seminal vesicles Two Cowper's glands
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Functions of accessory
Transport sperm Adds volume Provides nutrients Cleans and flushes urinary tract
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Testosterone is responsible for
Growth, development and activity of accessory glands Survival of sperm Male voice Sex drive
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Fertilized ovum
Zygote
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Embryo
Developing animal
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Fetus
Baby
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Parturition
Giving birth
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Colostrum
Milk stuff
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Spawning
Female fish releases eggs
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Calving. How long is a bovine pregnant
283
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Farrowing how long is a pig pregnant
114 3 months 3 days 3 weeks
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Chicken incubation
21 days
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Fooling how long is a horse pregnant
337
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Role of animal reproduction
Essential for organism to live Essential to stay in existence Without it there would be no new animals