Female Repro Tract Flashcards
Ovaries
Gametes and hormones
Oviducts
environment for fertilization and development of the embryo
Uterus
environment for sperm transport, embryogenesis and attachment of the conceptus
Cervix
mucus secretion (estrus); cervical seal (pregnancy)
Vagina
copulatory organ
External genitalia
external gate
Non equine repro tract
mesothelium, then cortex and medulla there is also a rounded surface epithelium
Equine repro tract
mesothelium with only the surface germinal epithelium in the ovulation fossa with the cortex on the inside and medulla surrounding
Ovulation fossa
Equine
Bicornuate (poor development)
poorly to moderately developed uterine horns
cow (septum) and mare
Bicornuate highly developed
highly developed uterine horns
bitch, queen and sow
Simplex
no uterine horns, primates
Mare
concave shaped uterus
Cow
concave shaped uterus with caruncles
sow
convoluted shaped uterus