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Chapter 12 Quiz - Exam 4 Flashcards

1
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Following semen deposition, sperm are exposed to a series of different environments which alter their numbers and function

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Sperm transport

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2
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Prevent microorganisms from entering the female reproductive tract

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Neutrophils

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3
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Phagocytize sperm

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Neutrophils

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4
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1 neutrophil can engulf _____ motile sperm

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Several

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5
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Neutrophils can’t distinguish between ___ or _____ ______

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Live or dead sperm

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6
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What releases a bunch of neutrophils once sperm are released into the female tract

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Uterine mucosa

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7
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2 types of sperm transport

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Rapid
Sustained

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8
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Sperma transported to oviduct in minutes
Non-viable sperm

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Rapid sperm transport

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9
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Viable sperm
Sperm are transported to oviducts in a trickle-like fashion from sperm reservoirs in the cervix, uterus, and UTJ

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Sustained sperm transport

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10
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____ 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

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60%
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11
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Transport out of the reproductive tract

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Retrograde transport

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12
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Mating occurs during the

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Follicular phase - high estradiol

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13
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What causes an increased tone and motility of the uterus and oviduct

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Prostaglandins

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14
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What if the female reproductive tract propel sperm in an anterior and posterior direction

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Peristaltic contractions

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15
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The fluid secreted from the ____ ________ into the lumen are the vehicle for sperm transport

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Uterine endometrium

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16
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What can advance the time of ovulation in gilts

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Component in boar seminal plasma - protein?

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17
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Can add ______ or _________ to the seminal plasma to increase contractility of the uterus and oviduct

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Estradiol
Prostaglandins

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18
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If you give rabbits an activator of _____ ______ ___________, fertilization rates with a fixed number of sperm will increase

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Smooth muscle contractility

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19
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_____ acts as a barrier and reservoir to sperm in the cow

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Cervix

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20
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The cervix produces 2 types of mucus:

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Sialomucin
Sulfomucin

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21
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Type of mucus: low viscosity

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Sialomucin

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22
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Type of mucus: located in the cervical crypts

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Sialomucin

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23
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Type of cervix: sperm swim into it - creates privileged pathways

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Sialomucin

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24
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Type of mucus: where motility of sperm is important
Weed out non-motile spermatids at level of the cervix in the cow

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Sialomucin

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Type of mucus: very viscous

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Sulfomucin

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26
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Type of mucus: located on the apical surfaces of the cervical folds

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Sulfomucin

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27
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Type of mucus: sperm are washed out of the reproductive tract

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Sulfomucin

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28
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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

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Capacitation

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29
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A series of biochemical changes in sperm

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Capacitation

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30
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Site of Capacitation: may begin as sperm move through the cervix

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Bull

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31
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Site of capacitation: must begin in uterus since sperm are deposited there

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Stallion

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32
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Not all sperm are capacitated at the

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Same rate

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33
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Series of specific interaction to one between sperm and oocyte

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Fertilization

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34
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Sperm change from a linear, progressive movement to a frenzied, dancing motion that isn’t linear and is localized to a small area

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Hyperactive motility

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35
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Occurs in oviduct
Facilitates sperm-oocyte contact

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Hyperactivity motility

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36
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Zona binding proteins must be exposed by ________ before binding can occur

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Capacitation

37
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Sperm have specific proteins on membrane surface overlying acrosome which bind specifically to proteins on the Zona pellucida

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Binding to the Zona pellucida of the oocyte

38
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Zona pellucida consists of 3 glycoproteins:

A

Zona protein -1
Zona protein -2
Zona protein -3

39
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Structural proteins which help maintain the structural integrity of the zona pellucida

A

Zona protein-1
Zona protein-2

40
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Very much like a receptor for a hormone
Binds proteins found on the sperm plasma membrane

A

Zona protein-3

41
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Sperm binding to oocyte requires _____ to _______ ZP3 molecules

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10,0000 to 50,000

42
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Sperm have 2 binding sites:

A

Zona binding region
Acrosome reaction promoting region

43
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Causes sperm to adhere to the Zona pellucida

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Zona binding region

44
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Binding between this region and ZP3 of the oocyte and this region activates second messenger systems which initiate the acrosome reaction

A

Acrosome reaction promoting region

45
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2 purposes of acrosome reaction

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Enables sperm to penetrate the Zona pellucida
Exposes equatorial segment so it can later fuse with plasma membrane of the oocyte

46
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What begins when plasma membrane of spermatozoa forms multiple fusion sites with the outer acrosomal membrane

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Acrosome reaction

47
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When plasma membrane of spermatozoa forms multiple fusion sites with the outer acrosomal membrane

A

Vesiculation

48
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Acrosomal contents are dispersed, leaving the sperm nucleus’s surrounded by the _____ _____ ______ and the _____ _______ exposed

A

Inner acrosomal membrane
Equatorial segment

49
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Acrosomal contents include

A

Acrosin
Proacrosin

50
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Hydrolyzes Zona proteins and enhances sperm’s ability to bind to Zona pellucida

51
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Inactive form of acrosin is

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Proacrosin

52
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What has a strong affinity for the Zona pellucida

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Proacrosin

53
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Aids in binding sperm to the Zona pellucida

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Proacrosin

54
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As the acrosome reaction proceeds, Proacrosin is converted into _____ which allows the sperm to penetrate the Zona pellucida and make its way through

55
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What action of sperm helps push its way through the hole caused by release of Acrosin

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Flagellar action of sperm

56
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The hole produced by the Acrosin is only the diameter of the ______ so that the integrity of the Zona pellucida remains intact

57
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Important to protect and keep the ______ together

58
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Speed of penetration of Zona pellucida

A

Rapid
A few minutes

59
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Once sperm has passed through the Zona pellucida, it enters the

A

Perivitelline space

60
Q

Where must sperm bind to the plasma membrane of the oocyte

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Perivitelline space

61
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Sperm settles down on a bed of _________ which are part of the oocyte plasma membrane

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Microvilli

62
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The _______ __________ of the oocyte and the _______ _________ of the sperm fuse

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Plasma membrane
Equatorial segment

63
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What brings about the fusion of the plasma membrane of the oocyte and the equatorial segment of the sperm

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A fusion protein

64
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What requires vesiculation and release of acrosomal contents to become active

A

A fusion protein

65
Q

Fertilization with more than 1 sperm

A

Polyspermy

66
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The ______ undergoes a number of changes to prevent polyspermy

67
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An abnormal chromosomal complement

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Polyploidy

68
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What would lead to an abnormal chromosomal complement (polyploidy)

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Polyspermy

69
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Cortical granules which appear during the 1st and 2nd meiosis are present at the

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Periphery of the oocyte cytoplasm

70
Q

What are just inside of the plasma membrane

A

Small, dense granules

71
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Small, dense cortical granules undergo ________ and release their contents into the Perivitelline spate upon sperm binding to the plasma membrane

A

Exocytosis

72
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Cortical granules contain

A

Mucopolysaccharides
Proteases
Plasminogen activator
Acid phosphatase
Peroxidase

73
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2 major changes from release of cortical granule contents

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Zona block
Vitelline block

74
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Type of block: slow

A

Zona block

75
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Zona pellucida changes biochemically so more sperm can’t penetrate it

A

Zona block

76
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Type of block: fast

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Vitelline block

77
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Prevents additional sperm from binding to the oocyte plasma membrane

A

Vitelline block

78
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Oocyte plasma membrane

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Vitelline membrane

79
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T/F: some species have both a Zona and Vitelline block whereas others have one or the other

80
Q

A process whereby the male inseminated the female and spermatozoa remain viable in the female tract for a sustained period of time

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Delayed fertilization

81
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When a rooster inseminates a hen she can lay fertile eggs for over ___ days

82
Q

Sperm are stored in special

A

Utero-vaginal glands

83
Q

The fertilizing life of bat sperm is reported to range from ___ to ____ days

84
Q

Snakes are reported to store sperm that are fertile for up to ___ years

85
Q

The bifurcation of the glans penis of the opossum led to the widespread Appalachian folk belief that opossums mated through the ____, with one fork of the glans penis penetrating each _____

A

Nose
Nostril

86
Q

Male mammals deliver sperm to the female in

A

Seminal plasma

87
Q

I some cephalopods the male deposits the spermatophore in the female tract or into the ______ ______, from which it can be conveniently transferred to the female tract

A

Buccal cavity

88
Q

In some annelids, spermatophores are ________ __________, after which the spermatozoa spread throughout the female’s body before contacting eggs

A

Injected subcutaneously

89
Q

Who typed the 1st edition of pathways to pregnancy and parturition from the author’s dictation

A

Cheryl Dudley

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