Female Repro

Question 1

what are the parts of the uterine tubes starting from infundibulum? How can you tell these apart?

Answer 1

infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus,

in increases in musculature as you go down

Question 2

what is the name of the spot where the uterine tube joins the uterus?

Answer 2

uterotubual junction

Question 3

the ovary does not connect to the uterine tubes, but there are finger like projections called _____ to catch the egg

Answer 3

fimbriae

Question 4

in cattle and pigs, the uterine tube______

in dogs and horses there is a _____ called the _____

Answer 4

gradually changes into the uterine horn

papillae that forms at the junction between the uterine tube and uterine horn

uterotubular papillae

Question 5

the ______ is a structure that covers the ovary

Answer 5

ovarian bursa

Question 6

the tip of the vulva is called the _____

Answer 6

commissure

Question 7

the point in which the urethral joins the repro tract is called the ______

Answer 7

urethral tubercle

Question 8

cranial to the urethreal tubercle, the tract is called the ____, and caudal to it, is called the ______

Answer 8

vagina

vestibule

Question 9

what is unique about the cervix in the dog?

Answer 9

it is tilted at an angle which makes it very difficult to do AI

Question 10

the _____ is where the vagina comes back on itself after the cervix

Answer 10

fornix

Question 11

the spot where the vestibule meets the vagina is called the _____

Answer 11

vestibulovaginal junction

Question 12

the _____ is the erectile tissue in the vestibule

Answer 12

vestibular bulb

Question 13

in the dog, the _____ commissure is rounded and the ______ commissure is pointed

Answer 13

ventral

dorsal

Question 14

if you open the ventral commissure you’ll find the ______

Answer 14

clitoral fossa

Question 15

the broad ligament is made up of 3 parts:

Answer 15

mesovarium: connecting to the ovary
mesosalphinx: connecting to uterine tubes
mesometrium: connecting to the uterus

Question 16

the round ligament of the uterus lies _____to the broad ligament

Answer 16

perpendicular, 90 degree angle

Question 17

the central area of the ovary is called the ______

Answer 17

rete ovari

Question 18

if the corpus luteum regresses, it is called a _____

Answer 18

corpus albicans

Question 19

ovarian follicles develop in the _____

Answer 19

cortical tissue

Question 20

why is the equine ovary different?

Answer 20

the cortex and medullar are inside out. the outside is the medulla, and there is a little fossa called the ovulation fossa where eggs will be ovulated

Question 21

the ______ ligament attaches to the cranial pole of the ovary and the _____ ligament attaches to the caudal pole

Answer 21

suspensory

proper

Question 22

in some species, you’ll find smooth muscle in the broad ligament which is called:

Answer 22

perimetrium

Question 23

the round ligament of the uterus is a remnant of the _____, and it heads to the _____ where it attaches

Answer 23

gubernaculum

inguinal canal and lateral wall of vagina

Question 24

what is the main blood supply to the ovary called? What is the branch called?

Answer 24

ovarian artery

uterine branch of the ovarian artery

Question 25

for blood supply, caudally there is the _____ which branches into the \_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 25

vaginal uterine branch of the vaginal artery

Question 26

the vaginal artery comes off of the \_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 26

external iliac

Question 27

the main blood supply to the uterus is a result of which 2 arteries?

Answer 27

uterine branch of ovarian artery uterine branch of the vaginal artery

Question 28

the ovarian bursa is made up of what structures?

Answer 28

masovarium mesosalphinx infundibulum proper ligament of the ovary

Question 29

the proper ligament of the ovary connects the ovary to the \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 29

uterus

Question 30

in the sow/pig, the body of the uterus appears \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 30

large, but it is actually short. They have a long cervix

Question 31

the sow uterus has a special _____ at the ____ of the uterus that allows only one horn to be open at once

Answer 31

sphincter bifurcation

Question 32

in the sow, the endometrium\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 32

has folds

Question 33

in the pig and the cow, they have a structure called the _______ which is within the urethral opening

Answer 33

suburethral diverticulum

Question 34

in birds, the location of fertilization is \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 34

the infundibulum

Question 35

name the bird female repro tract structures in order in which the egg would travel through to eventually be laid

Answer 35

infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, shell gland, vagina

Question 36

in birds, only the ____ side of the repro tract is functional

Answer 36

the left

Question 37

the uterine tubes/oviducts in birds are quite long, and the structure that supports it is called the \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 37

mesooviducts

Question 38

the ______ are the elevations in the endometrium where embryonic membranes will attach during pregnancy

Answer 38

caruncles