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
uterine horn shapes
bitch= straight shape
relationship between ovary, uterus and oviduct in cow
proper ovarian ligament
cattle = different, type 2
Mare ovary, uterus relationship
oviductal papilla (mare)
type 8
Broad Ligament
mesometrium connects to the body wall, continuation of peritoneum
Mare
endometrial fold and very large broad ligament in comparison to the cow and esp. the ewe
Ewe
caruncles
Sow uterus
mesosalpinx/ ovarian bursa is large
Bitch uterus
ovary, uterine horn, uterine body to the cranial vagina to the vestibule
ovarian bursa cavity
Cervix
cervical rings are within the lumen by the fornix
within the rings and the mucosa are the crypts and folds with can be ciliated
Cow vagina
cervical rings with the fornix vagina at the edge end in cervical os and then to the cranial vagina
Mare
there are cervical folds along with the fornix vagina where they end
Ewe vagina
uterine body to the cervical rings to the fornix vagina before cranial vagina
sow vagina
uterine body to the interdigitating prominences
Bitch vagina
uterine body attached to broad ligament to the cervix to the cranial vagina
Vagina
cranial vagina has columnar epithelium as mucosa layer to the basement membrane with submucosa that has capillaries
Caudal Vagina
stratified squamous epithelium with multilayered mucosa and capillaries in submucosa
Mare external genitalia
long vulva with dorsal and ventral commissure, smaller CB
cow and ewe external genitalia
longer CB
sow external genitalia
large ventral commissure and large vulva
Bitch external genitalia
the largest CB with a smaller vulva, smaller labia and commissures
