Female anatomy Flashcards
Which species has a prominent “pillowy” cranial vagina that can be used to assess cyclicity via cytology?
Bitch
What is the name of the anatomical structure where the pipette gets stuck during AI-ing cows?
Fornix vagina
Would a dog or a horse have decreased paramesohephric-tubule fusion?
Dog
Litters=Dec. paramesonephric tubule fusion= Dec. uterine body size
Single baby carriers=Inc. paramesonephric tubule fusion= Inc. uterine body size
Which species has transverse folds in their cervix instead of cartilaginous rings?
Mares
What effect does Progesterone & Estrogen have on the transverse folds of the mares cervix?
Progesterone= Inc. tightness
Estrogen= Dec. tightness
The primordial follicle is surrounded by a single layer of ________ cells?
Squamous
The oocyte in the Primary follicle is surrounded by a single layer of ______ cells?
cuboidal
What surrounds the secondary follicle?
Zona Pellucida
When does the antrum containing follicular fluid start to develop?
Developing Antral/Tertiary follicle
What are the layers of a Antral/Graffian follicle starting from the Antrum and going out?
- Antrum
- Granulosa
- Basement membrane
- Theca Interna
- Theca externa
What is the main hormone a Graffian follicle produces?
Estrogen
What hormone does the Corpus Luteum produce?
Progesterone
Which anatomical structure produces PGF2a that lyses the CL?
Uterus
A degenerating CL is called a ______.
Corpus Albicans
What are the structures of the oviduct from the Ovary to the Uterine Horn?
- Ovary
- Infundibulum
- Ampulla
- Isthmus
- Uterine horn