lecture 37: female repro Flashcards
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Reproductive terminology: Cows
what terms are used to describe the Act and Offspring
Act: calving
Offspring: calf
Reproductive terminology: Ewes
what terms are used to describe the Act and Offspring
Act: lambing
Offspring: lamb
Reproductive terminology: Sows
what terms are used to describe the Act and Offspring
Act: farrowing
Offspring: pig
Reproductive terminology: hens
what terms are used to describe the Act and Offspring
Act: hatching
Offspring: chick
Reproductive terminology: Mares
what terms are used to describe the Act and Offspring
Act: foaling
Offspring: foal
Reproductive terminology: Goats
what terms are used to describe the Act and Offspring
Act: kidding
Offspring: kid
**be aware of the different number of cervical rings
The________ begins as a funnel-shaped tube that engulfs the ovary.
oviduct
When ovulation occurs, the_____ is picked up by the infundibulum & channeled into the ________(also known as the Fallopian tube), where fertilization takes place if sperm are present.
ovum
oviduct
what are the 3 functions of the ovary
*produces ova (eggs)
*secretes estrogen
*secretes progesterone
this is comparable to the male testicle and is the site of gamete production
ovary
a bovine animals has _________ potential eggs per ovary, while a human has 400,000 potential eggs per ovary
20,000
T/F ovaries are fully developed at puberty and are not continuously produced as in the male
true
T/F all species contain 2 functional ovaries expect for the hen which only has a left functioning ovary
true
where does conception occur in the female
oviduct
what does CA stand for
corpus albican
what is the left ovary showing
the active left ovary shows (functionally) regressed CL and 2 follicles
what is this showing
corpus hemorrhagicum
(Corpus hemorrhagicum on Day 3 to 4. A developing follicle is also present.)
what is this showing
Superovulated Ovary
(Ovary in the early stage of superovulation for IVF oocyte collection or for embryo donors)
what is this showing
Corpus Luteum and Corpus Albicans.
what is this showing
Corpora Albicantia.