Chapter 12 Quiz - Exam 4 Flashcards
Following semen deposition, sperm are exposed to a series of different environments which alter their numbers and function
Sperm transport
Prevent microorganisms from entering the female reproductive tract
Neutrophils
Phagocytize sperm
Neutrophils
1 neutrophil can engulf _____ motile sperm
Several
Neutrophils can’t distinguish between ___ or _____ ______
Live or dead sperm
What releases a bunch of neutrophils once sperm are released into the female tract
Uterine mucosa
2 types of sperm transport
Rapid
Sustained
Sperma transported to oviduct in minutes
Non-viable sperm
Rapid sperm transport
Viable sperm
Sperm are transported to oviducts in a trickle-like fashion from sperm reservoirs in the cervix, uterus, and UTJ
Sustained sperm transport
____ of spermatozoa deposited in the uterus of a cow via artificial insemination are lost to the exterior of the reproductive tract within ___ hours after deposition
60%
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Transport out of the reproductive tract
Retrograde transport
Mating occurs during the
Follicular phase - high estradiol
What causes an increased tone and motility of the uterus and oviduct
Prostaglandins
What if the female reproductive tract propel sperm in an anterior and posterior direction
Peristaltic contractions
The fluid secreted from the ____ ________ into the lumen are the vehicle for sperm transport
Uterine endometrium
What can advance the time of ovulation in gilts
Component in boar seminal plasma - protein?
Can add ______ or _________ to the seminal plasma to increase contractility of the uterus and oviduct
Estradiol
Prostaglandins
If you give rabbits an activator of _____ ______ ___________, fertilization rates with a fixed number of sperm will increase
Smooth muscle contractility
_____ acts as a barrier and reservoir to sperm in the cow
Cervix
The cervix produces 2 types of mucus:
Sialomucin
Sulfomucin
Type of mucus: low viscosity
Sialomucin
Type of mucus: located in the cervical crypts
Sialomucin
Type of cervix: sperm swim into it - creates privileged pathways
Sialomucin
Type of mucus: where motility of sperm is important
Weed out non-motile spermatids at level of the cervix in the cow
Sialomucin
Type of mucus: very viscous
Sulfomucin
Type of mucus: located on the apical surfaces of the cervical folds
Sulfomucin
Type of mucus: sperm are washed out of the reproductive tract
Sulfomucin
The changes that sperm undergo during the minimum period of time that sperm must reside in the female reproductive tract in order for maximal fertility to be achieved
Capacitation
A series of biochemical changes in sperm
Capacitation
Site of Capacitation: may begin as sperm move through the cervix
Bull
Site of capacitation: must begin in uterus since sperm are deposited there
Stallion
Not all sperm are capacitated at the
Same rate
Series of specific interaction to one between sperm and oocyte
Fertilization
Sperm change from a linear, progressive movement to a frenzied, dancing motion that isn’t linear and is localized to a small area
Hyperactive motility
Occurs in oviduct
Facilitates sperm-oocyte contact
Hyperactivity motility