Exam 1 Flashcards
Most immature form of follicle
Primordial
Single layer of cuboidal cells surround this type of follicle
Primary
Two or more layers of cuboidal cells surround this follicle
Secondary
Earliest stage of Antral follicle growth
Tertiary follicles
A large, pre-ovulatory follicle
Graafian follicle
Four mechanisms for testi thermoregulation
Cremaster muscle
Pampiniform plexus
Thermosensitive neurons
Tunica dartos
Semen vol and con in stallion
70-120 ml
.3 bill/ml
Semen vol and con in ram
.5-1 ml
3 bill/ml
Most common semen collection method in pigs
Glove hand
Electrical stimulation of male repro tract
Electroejaculation
Disadvantage of electroejaculation
High volume low concentration
Semen vol in boar
200-250 ml
Process where spermatagonia develop into sperm cells
Spermatogenesis
Spermatogenesis process length
8 weeks
Ligament that suspends ovaries
Mesovarium
Two ovary functions
Gametogenic
Endocrine
Pale white scar
Corpus albican
Ovum size
80-240 u in diameter
Uterus functions
Sperm passage
Produces histotrophe
Supply nutrients and eliminates waste
Expels fetus
Cattle uterus type
Bicornuate
Cattle cervix type
Transverse folds
Penis type bull
Fibroelastic
Epididymis functions
Sperm storage
Sperm maturation
Absorption of fluids
Passageway for sperm
Testosterone production site
Leydig cells