Exam 1 Flashcards
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What are the 4 layers of the female reproductive tract?
Serosa
Muscularis
Submucosa
Mucosa
What is mucosa lined with?
Secretory layer of epithelium
What is the mucosa type dependent on?
Location/function of tract
What is the oviduct made up of?
Ciliate and nonciliated simple columnar epithelium
What does the submucosa do?
Houses blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics
What does the muscularis do? (2)
Gives ability to contract
Transportation of secretory products, gametes
What is the serosa?
Single cell layer of squamous cells that cover the surface
What are the functions of the broad ligament? (2)
Supports and suspends the reproductive tract
Houses vasculature, lymphatic drainage, and nerves
What are the 3 components of the broad ligament?
Mesovarium
Mesosalpinx
Mesometrium
What is the mesovarium?
The anterior portion that houses vessels and nerves that supply the ovary
What is the mesosalpinx?
The part that surrounds and supports the oviduct.
Helps to orientate the oviduct to catch oocyte
What is the mesometrium?
The largest portion that supports uterine horns and body
What does the ovary do? (2)
Controls hormonal changes during estrous cycle due to its different structures
Houses oocytes prior to ovulation
What hormones does the ovary control? (6)
Progesterone Estrogen Oxytocin Relaxin Inhibin Activin
What are the 3 layers of the ovary?
Tunica albuginea
Ovarian cortex
Ovarian medulla
What is the tunica albuginea?
Outer connective tissue covered with germinal epithelium
What are the ovarian cortex’s functions? (2)
Houses oocytes, but not in mare
Houses corpora lutea and corpora albicantia
What is the ovarian medulla’s function?
Houses the vasculature, nerves, and lymphatcis
What is the ovarian medulla composed of?
Dense connective tissue
Where is the ovarian medulla on the mare?
On the outside
Where is the ovarian cortex on the mare?
On the inside
Where does ovulation occur in the mare?
Ovulation fossa
Can the CL be palpated per rectum? Follicles?
No
Yes
What is the order of ovarian structures/follicles? (6)
Primordial Primary Secondary Antral/tertiary Graafian/dominant Ovulating