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E3 Reproduction Anatomy Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 uterus types?

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Duplex, bicornuate, simplex

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What 3 animals have a duplex uterus?

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opossum, mouse, rabbit

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Duplex uteruses have how many cervixes and no ________ and how many vaginas

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2 cervixes and no uterine body and 1 or 2 vaginas

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What 5 animals have bicornuate uteruses?

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cow, ewe, mare, sow, bitch

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Characteristics of bicornuate uteruses

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1 cervix, uterine body, developed urine horns, 1 vagina

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6
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What 3 animals have extremely long uterine horn?

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sow, dogs, cats

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7
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What does extremely long uterine horn enable

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multiple births

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8
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What is a common problem in cattle when trying to AI?

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Think you are in the cervix but are actually in the fornix

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9
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In cattle, you inseminate the right side uterine horn one month and then the

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left side uterine horn the next month

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10
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A sow has broad ligaments which

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hold uterine horn in place

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What cervical differences does a mare have compared to a cow?

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cervical lumen greatly expands and contracts during the estrous cycle

cervix has only longitudinal finds with no transverse cervical rings

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12
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A cow and ewe has what within their cervix

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annular rings

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13
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Avians do not have a uterus, it is a

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shell gland

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14
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What are avians anatomical adaptation within their uterus?

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light for flight

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15
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Vulva

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outer covering

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16
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Labia

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interior of vulva (acts as a seal)

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17
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Clitoris

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similar to penis in males

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18
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Vagina

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interior, bladder stems off

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19
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Cervix

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beyond vagina, made of cartilage

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20
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Uterus

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consists of uterine body and uterine horns

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21
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Where is semen deposited during AI in cattle?

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in uterus just beyond cervix

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22
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Where is semen deposited in sheeP.

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ejaculation in vagina

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23
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Boars ejaculate in the

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cervix

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24
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Oviduct

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extends from horns to ovaries

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25
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What is the first part of the oviduct?

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Isthmus

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26
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Pulsating is much more pronounced in

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sows

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27
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Gametogenic

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produce sex cells

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28
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A follicle resembles a

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pimple

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29
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What acts over the ovary to stimulate follicle growth?

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FSH

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30
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How many follicular waves respond to FSH for ovulation?

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2-3

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31
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What is the Corpus hemiragicle

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bloody body where the follicle ruptured

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32
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Corpus retium is known as the __________ and is the ___

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“yellow body”
CL

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33
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What is a source of progesterone and stops the body from cycling?

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Corpus retium

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34
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If pregnancy is not established

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the CL will not lyse

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35
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Corpus albicans are

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tiny scars that remain after complete regression of the earlier lutea

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36
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What forms after the CL lyses?

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Corpus albicans

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37
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What are the two classifications of follicles?

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Normal (healthy) or atretic (degenerating)

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38
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Testes are descent by birth besides in what animals

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whales, dolphins, pachyderms, armadillo, birds

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39
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The paired testes of male farm mammals are located in a muscular bag called the

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scrotum

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40
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Continuous breeders have a

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scrotum

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41
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Seasonal breeders ascend/descend from the

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inguinal canal

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42
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Scrotum

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thermosensor, radiator, protective sac

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43
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Spermatic Cord

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contains testicular arterty, spermatic vein, nerves, vas deferens, external and internal muscles

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44
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External Cremaster & Tunica Dartos Muscle

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regulates temperature by moving testes closer to or farther from the body wall

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44
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Pampiniform plexus

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heat exchange, testosterone exchange, pulse pressure eliminator

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45
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Sheath

A

correct angulation desired

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46
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Inguinal ring

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opening in body wall allowing testicles to drop

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46
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Cryptorchid

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can get a female pregnant but sperm production isnt best, testicles in body cavity, can be surgically prepared

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47
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Smegma

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source of boar odor that attracts sows (secreting pheromones, firing salvia)

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48
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Male genital area is how many degrees cooler than body temperature?

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4 to 8 degrees cooler than the rest of the body

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49
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Cremaster muscle

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skeletal muscle, spermatic cord (short term, fear/excitement)

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50
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Tunica dartos muscle

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smooth in scrotum (long term contraction, function lost with contraction)

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51
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Pampiniform plexus

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necessary for spermatogenesis not testosterone production

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52
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2 ways male reproduction is different than female

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dont remain in body cavity and all potential gametes not present at birth

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53
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Gametogenic

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produce sperm cells (seminiferous tubules)

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54
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Endocrine

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produces hormones (Testosterone (Leydig cells))

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55
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How many days does it take sperm cells to mature?

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45-60

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56
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What are the two categories of penis?

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Fibroelastic and vascular

57
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Fibroelastic penis

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contraction of muscles

58
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Vascular penis

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blood rushes to penis

59
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What is the epididymus?

A

Tube (duct) leading from the testes

60
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The epididymus does what to sperm

A

collect and stores spem (which migrate slowly)

61
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Caput

62
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Duct

63
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Cauda

64
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Where is the primary site for sperm storage?

65
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Where do the sperms mature?

A

Caput and Duct

66
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Vas Deferens is the

A

tubal passageway for sperm/ejaculate mix

67
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What connects the epididymus and urethra

A

Vas Deferens

68
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Vas deferens contracts with

A

peristaltic effect which causes ejaculation

69
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What is a vasectomy?

A

When the Vas Deferens are cut

70
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What is the common passageway for semen and urine

71
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Penis is what type of organ

A

copulatory

72
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What animals have a fibroelastic penis?

A

bull, ram, boar

73
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Fibroelastic penis are what shape

74
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Fibroelastic penis are more _______ which mean they dont require as much blood for ejection

A

cartilaginous

75
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Fibroelastic penis _________ when erect

A

straighten

76
Q

The _______ penis muscle in fibroelastic penis restores __________

A

retractor
sigmoid flexure

77
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What animals have a vascular penis?

A

stallion, dog, cat, man

78
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Vascular penis are enlarged by

A

engorgement of blood

79
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A dog has a

A

os penis bone

80
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What is the glans of the penis?

A

homologue of clitoris
sensory

81
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Cat (tom)

A

spines, disappear with orchidectomy

82
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Orchidectomy

A

surgical removal of one or both testicles

83
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Prepuce

A

foreskin on the sheath

84
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Corpus cavernosum (CC)

A

spongy, erectile tissue

85
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Majority of male sheaths are

A

corpus cavernosum

86
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Corpus spongiosum (CS)

A

around penile urethra

87
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Accessory sex glands all contribute to

A

seminal fluid volume
support nutrition of sperm
smegma
pH buffers

88
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Sperm is temperature

89
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Smegma is a harmless combination of

A

oils, skin cells, swear, and other fluids that accumulate around genitals

90
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Seminal vesicles are

A

pair glands, attached to urethra near bladder, produce large volume of fluids, flushes urethra, acts as a vehicle for sperm transport, also contains fructose

91
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Prostate gland

A

compound gland lying over urethra at neck of bladder

92
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Secretions in the prostate gland stimulate

A

sperm activity

93
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Bulbourethral (Cowper’s) Glands lie below

A

prostate on either side of urethra

94
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Bulbourethral (Cowper’s) Glands produces

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lubricating and cleansing fluid just prior to ejaculation

95
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Rams have a similar reproduction tract as

96
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Boars have large testes, inverted with

A

tail of epididymus uppermost

97
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Boars have large

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bulbourethral glands (gelatinous secretion)

98
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Boars pronounce preputial pouch which contributes to

A

boar odor, aka boar taint

99
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Stall have

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horizontal testicles, vascular penis, no sigmoid flexure

100
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Roosters testes are

A

inside body cavity near lungs

101
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Roosters have a

102
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Copulatory organ of a rooster

A

transports sperm

103
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Roosters are temperature independent because

A

they are inside the body cavity

104
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Sperm production is controlled by

105
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Testosterone production is stimulated by

106
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Spermatogenesis is similar to oogenesis because it is controlled by

107
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What causes release of dominant follicle>

108
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Preputial pouch

A

pouch forward of the sheath

109
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Penectomy

A

penile diversion

110
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BSE

A

Breeding Soundness Examination

111
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Ram have a

A

hair like appendage at the end of their penis

112
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What animals have horizontal testes?

A

stallion and boar

113
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What animals have straight down testes?

A

Ram and bull

114
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Where does a bull and sheep deposit semen?

A

In the vagina

115
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Where does a boar deposit semen?

A

In the cervix

116
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Bloody body

A

Corpus hemiragicle

117
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Yellow body

A

Corpus retium

118
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What animals lack the sigmoid flexure?

A

Horse and rooster

119
Q

What two things does BSE stand for?

A

Breeding Soundness Exam &
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

120
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What is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy?

A

Mad Cow Disease

121
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Eutherian

A

placental mammals

122
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Syngamy

A

fusion of embryo and sperm
occurs in ampullary-isthmus junction

123
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Ampullary-isthmus junction

A

fertilization

124
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Uterotubal junction

A

selective gate passage of individual spermatozoa with normal morphology

125
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Precocial

A

animals born with ability to take care of themselves

126
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Preputial

A

pouch that contributes to smegma

127
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Cryptorchid

A

still fertile

128
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Polyspermy

A

when an osteocyte is penetrated by more than one sperm (we do not want this)

129
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Zona pellucola

A

part of egg to keep polyspermy from happening

130
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What does the vet look for when sperm is evaluated?

A

morphology, motility, density

131
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What does a chicken lack?

132
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3 basic structures of the ovaries

A

follicle, corpus luteum, corpus albicans

133
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Follicle

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blister-like structure on ovary that contains maturing egg

134
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When a follicle is fully mature,

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the follicle ruptures and releases egg

135
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Corpus luteum

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active tissue that develops on the ovary at the site where an ovum has shed

136
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If conception occurs, tissue in the corpus luteum becomes functional, producing

A

progesterone

137
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Corpus albicans

A

tiny scars that remain after complete regression of the earlier lutea
forms after the CL lyses

138
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What the points of attachment on the placenta?

139
Q

What is the fetal side of the placenta?

A

cotyledonary

140
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What is the maternal side of the placenta?

141
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Together, the cotyledonary and caruncle make up the

A

placentome

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