female repro system

Question 1

female gonad

Answer 1

ovary

Question 2

in what species is the ovary not a paired organ

Answer 2

birds

Question 3

female gametes

Answer 3

egg

Question 4

what are the 5 functions of the ovary

Answer 4

1. produce follicles
2. produce female gametes
3. produce corpus luteum
4. produce hormones
5. produce proteins/enzymes

Question 5

what do follicles contain

Answer 5

contain gametes

Question 6

what are the parts of the ovary

Answer 6

cortex
tunica albuginea
medulla

Question 7

cortex fucntions

Answer 7

• outer area
  1. follicles
  2. gametes
  3. corpora lutea
• all reproductive functions

Question 8

tunica albuginea

Answer 8

• outer connective tissue
• supports and binds other tissues

Question 9

what is the most superficial layer of the ovary

Answer 9

tunica albuginea

Question 10

medulla function

Answer 10

• gives life support
• inside structure
• blood vessels
• lymphatics
• neurons

Question 11

serosa

Answer 11

• most superficial
• epithelial tissue
• cover the tract

Question 12

what are the two parts of the muscularis

Answer 12

1. circular smooth
2. longitudinal smooth

Question 13

function of muscularis

Answer 13

muscle tissue contractions

Question 14

does the ovary have muscularis

Answer 14

no

Question 15

mucosa

Answer 15

epithelial tissue secretion

Question 16

lumen

Answer 16

opening

Question 17

submucosa

Answer 17

• blood vessels
• nerves
• lymphatics

Question 18

what are the functions of the oviduct

Answer 18

1. transports female gametes from ovary to uterus
2. transport male gametes from uterus towards ovary
3. site of fertilization

Question 19

what are the three sections of the oviduct

Answer 19

1. infundibulum: surrounds ovary
2. ampulla
3. isthmus

Question 20

ovary + oviduct=

Answer 20

poultry

Question 21

what re the five parts of the oviduct in poultry

Answer 21

1. infundibulum
2. magnum
3. isthmus
4. uterus
5. vagina

Question 22

infundibulum function in poultry

Answer 22

• site of fertilization
• surrounds ovary
• chalazae formed on york

Question 23

magnum function in poultry

Answer 23

albumen formed around yolk

Question 24

isthmus function in poultry

Answer 24

shell membrane formed around albumen

Question 25

uterus function in poultry

Answer 25

shell formed - shell gland

Question 26

vagina function in poultry

Answer 26

- connects shell gland to cloaca - sperm storage

Question 27

what are the five functions of the uterus

Answer 27

1. sperm transport 2. control female repro cycle 3. surrounding environment for embryo 4. placenta 5. fetal expulsion

Question 28

what are the areas of the uterus

Answer 28

2 horns - perimetrium (serosa) - myometrium (muscularis) - endometrium (mucosa + submucosa)

Question 29

duplex

Answer 29

- two cervices - 2 separate uterine horns that don't fuse together

Question 30

bicornuate in mares and cows

Answer 30

- poorly to moderately devolved uterine horns

Question 31

bicornuate in queens, bitch, sow

Answer 31

- highly devolved uterine horns (litter bearing species) - long horns but not a lot of uterine body

Question 32

simplex (primate)

Answer 32

- no uterine horns - all body - oviduct goes right into uterus

Question 33

what are the functions of the cervix

Answer 33

1. sperm barrier 2. creates barrier to uterus during pregnancy

Question 34

what contains the largest muscularis layer

Answer 34

cervix

Question 35

cervical rings

Answer 35

cow and ewe

Question 36

interdigitating prominences

Answer 36

sow

Question 37

cervical folds

Answer 37

mare

Question 38

what pattern is the cervix

Answer 38

-perpendicular to flow of tract - contains interlocking finger like projections

Question 39

functions of the vagina

Answer 39

1. copulation occurs 2. expulsion if urine 3. birth canal

Question 40

what are the 2 regions of the vagina

Answer 40

1. cranial 2. caudal

Question 41

function of vulva

Answer 41

external genitalia

Question 42

what are the two sets of labia

Answer 42

major=external minor=internal

Question 43

where is the site where labia fuse

Answer 43

commissure

Question 44

what does the ventral commissure contain

Answer 44

clitoral fossa

Question 45

what does the clitoral fossa contain

Answer 45

clitoris

Question 46

section of the broad ligament that surrounds uterus

Answer 46

mesometrium

Question 47

section of the broad ligament that supports ovary

Answer 47

mesovarium

Question 48

section of broad ligament that supports oviduct

Answer 48

mesosalpinx

Question 49

structure that becomes the broad ligament during embryonic development

Answer 49

peritoneum