Female Repro Terms Flashcards
Oocyte
Egg, ovum, female gamete
Antrum
Fluid filled center of an Antral follicle
Secondary follicle
Follicle with two layers
Granulosa cell
Has receptor for FSH, comprise the zona pellucida
Pre-ovulatory follicle
A mature follicle before ovulation
Corpus luteum
Yellow body, produces progesterone
Medulla
Center of middle portion of the ovary , blood and lymph and nerves
Mature follicle
Has an antrum, should have developed oocyte
Theca interna
Second layer of dominate follicle, produces cundrogens, LH receptor
Ovulation
Release of the follicle
Dominate follicle
A mature follicle, pre-ovulatory follicle
Cortex
Outer layer of the ovary, contains the follicles
Primary follicle
Has single layer of cells
Corpus albicans
Decomposing CL
Tertiary follicle
Third layer - zona pellucida
Theca external
Outer layer of dominant follicle
Antral follicle
Follicle with antrum
Zona pellucida
Pillow zone, surrounds and protects ovum
Graafian follicle
Pre-ovulatory, mature, dominate follicle
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Bloody body, ruptured shell left of follicle after ovulation
Primordial follicle
Follicles before puberty
Uterine Body
Site of semen deposit durning artificial insemination in the cow
Vulva
External genitalia
Vagina
Site of natural mating during copulation in cows
