Chapter 5 Flashcards
Sexual reproduction
The Union of sperm and egg
Spermatozoa
Male sex cell (sperm)
Ovum
Female sex cell (egg)
Insemination
Placing sperm in the reproductive tract of the female
Copulation
The sexual Union of the male and female
Reproductive efficiency
Timely and prolific replacement of a speices
Difference between failure and success
Conditions for fertilization
Female and male must be compatible
Female in heat
Egg is mature
Vulva
Exterior portion of the reproductive tract
Indicts signs of heat
Vagin
Between vulva and uterus
Cow and ews: semen is deposited there
Mares and sows: semen is deposited in the cervix
Cervix
Mouth of the womb
Opening end of the uterus
Uterine horns
Two branches of the uterus
Fallopian tube
Uterine horn becomes a small tube
Ovaries
At the end of the Fallopian tube
Eggs are held there
Sows reach sexual maturity at
4 months
Mares reach sexual maturity at
24 months
Heat is also called
Estrus
During heat what happens to the eggs
Eggs are released by ovary
Egg travels down the tube till fertilized
Estrogen
Female hormone to regulate estrus
Heat definition
Heat is when the female is receptive to the male and will allows breeding
How many phases of heat
4
Proestrus
Ovary is about to real ease an egg
Estrus
Female is receptive
Metestrus
Uterus prepares for pregnancy
Diestrus
Longest period
Inactive
Signs of heat
Aggression
Vulva swells and changes colors
Testicles
Produce sperm and testosterone
Scrotom
Carries testies
Epididymis
Tube that connects to testies
Stores sperm
Vas deferns
Connects to to epididymis
Urethra
Begins at bladder and continues through the penis
Sigmoid gland
S shape
Allows penis to extended
Accessory sex glands
Prostate
Two seminal vesicles
Two Cowperโs glands
Functions of accessory
Transport sperm
Adds volume
Provides nutrients
Cleans and flushes urinary tract
Testosterone is responsible for
Growth, development and activity of accessory glands
Survival of sperm
Male voice
Sex drive
Fertilized ovum
Zygote
Embryo
Developing animal
Fetus
Baby
Parturition
Giving birth
Colostrum
Milk stuff
Spawning
Female fish releases eggs
Calving. How long is a bovine pregnant
283
Farrowing how long is a pig pregnant
114 3 months 3 days 3 weeks
Chicken incubation
21 days
Fooling how long is a horse pregnant
337
Role of animal reproduction
Essential for organism to live
Essential to stay in existence
Without it there would be no new animals