5.00 Flashcards
CASTRATION (NEUTERING)
REMOVAL OF
TESTICLES
COLOSTRUM
FIRST MILK PRODUCED
AFTER A MAMMAL GIVES BIRTH THAT
CONTAINS ANTIBODIES NEEDED FOR THE
OFFSPRING’S IMMUNITY
FERTILIZATION
UNION OF THE SPERM AND
EGG CELLS
GESTATION
LENGTH OF TIME DURING
WHICH THE FEMALE IS PREGNANT
Lactation
Period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands
Ovulation
Release of the egg birth
Parturition
Act of giving birth
Puberty
Age at which animals reach sexual maturity and are able to reproduce
Spaying
Removal of female reproductive organs
Ovaries
Site of egg
Oviduct
Tube connecting each infundibulum to the uterus
Uterus
Y-shaped structure consisting of the body and two uterine horns
Cervix
Muscular opening between the uterus and the vagina
Vagina
Organ which receives the penis
Vulva
Externally visible opening to the female reproductive system
Scrotum
External anatomy which holds the testicles and epididymis
Testicles
Site of sperm production
Epididymis
Long, coiled tubes connected to each testicle
Vas Deferens
Tube which connects the epididymis to the urethra
Urethra
Carries urine from the bladder for excretion and semen to the end of the penis
Seminal Vesicles
Produce seminal fluids, which protect and help transport sperm
Prostate gland
located near the urethra
Cowper’s Gland
Produces fluid which moves down the urethra ahead of the seminal fluid
Sigmoid flexure
Retracts the penis when it is not in use
Sheath
External tissue which protects penis
Penis
Delivers semen containing sperm to the vagina of the female
Testicles
Stored inside the body cavity
Vas deferens
Carries the seminal fluids and sperm cells to the cloaca
Cloaca
Location of junction for the urinary, reproductive, and digestive systems prior to excretion
Papilla
Organ on the wall of the cloaca that deposits sperm into the hen’s reproductive tract
