Female repro Flashcards
How many mammary glands do mares have?
2
What separates the mammary glands?
External groove made by an elastic ligament
How many teats does each gland have in the mare?
One
How many openings does each teat in the mare have?
2
What supplies the mare’s udder blood supply?
External pudendal
What drains the udder?
- Venous: Accessory external pudendal
- Lymphatics: Superficial inguinal ln
What suspends the ovaries?
Mesovarium
Do equine ovaries have protrusion of follicles and CL?
No
The uterine tube extends from…
ovulation fossa to the uterine horns
What suspends the uterine tubes?
Mesosalpinx
What is the infundibulum?
Funnel shaped end of the uterine tube covered in fimbriae. It opens to the ovary and the deep opening leads to the ampulla where fertilization occurs
What suspends the uterus?
Mesometrium
Lateral surface of the mesometrium forms what?
Round ligament of the uterus
The horns of the uterus lie in what cavity?
Abdominal
The body of the uterus lies in what cavity?
Abdominal and pelvic
What makes up the broad ligament?
- Mesometrium
- Mesovarium
- Mesosalpinx
Where is the cervix?
Pelvic canal
Describe the folds around the cervix
Radially arranged longitudinal folds. Not there during estrus
What are the orifices of the cervix?
Internal and external uterine orifices
What is the portion of cervix that extends into the vagina?
Portio vaginalis
What vessels supply blood to the uterus in the dog?
Ovarian and uterine which is a branch of the vaginal
What supplies blood to the uterus in Large animals?
- Ovarian
- Uterine branch of umbilical or external iliac
- Uterine branch of the vaginal
What are the superficial boundaries of the perineum?
Dorsal: Base of tail
Lateral: Semimembranous m.
Ventral: Scrotum or the udder
What are the deep boundaries of the perineum?
Dorsal: Sacrum and first few caudal vertebrae
Lateral: Sacrosciatic ligament
Ventral: Floor of the bony pelvis
What is the perineal body?
Deep portion of the perineum that forms a midline mass between anal and urogenital canals
Where is the perineal body in the male?
Between anus and origin of the body of penis
Where is the perineal body in the female?
Between anus and dorsal commissure of vulva
What can cause perineal laceration?
During foaling the perineal body is torn and you can get fecal contamination of the genital tract
What is the sacrosciatic ligament?
Expanded broad sheet ligament from the transverse process of the sacrum and the dorsal border of the ilium and ischium
Is the sacrosciatic ligament visible in the horse?
No visible in the ox
What is in the lumbosacral plexus?
Lumbar and sacral nerves
Which nerves are outside sacrosciatic ligament?
L6-S2
What nerves are inside or embedded in sacrosciatic ligament?
S3-S5
