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Female Reproduction Flashcards

1
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estrus

A

period of receptivity of the female to be bred by the male (heat)

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2
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ovulation

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the release of an ovum from a follicle

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3
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follicle

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structure on the ovary that contains the ovum

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4
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ovum

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egg

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5
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estrus cycle

A

all physiological events that occur from one ovulation to another

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6
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T/F the estrus cycle is the same thing as the menstrual cycle

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False

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7
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oviposition

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process of laying an egg

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8
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gestation

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pregnancy/development of a fetus

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9
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incubation

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development of the fetus OUTSIDE the body

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10
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parturition

A

birth process

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11
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E2

A

estrogen

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12
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P4

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progesterone

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13
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progesterone is the what hormone?

A

pregnancy

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14
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when does ovulation happen?

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right after estrus, right before metestrus

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15
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follicle maturation happens when?

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during proestrus

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16
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P4 is at its peak when?

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during diestrus

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17
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E2 is at its peak when?

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ovulation

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18
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exocrine

A

ovum production

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19
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endocrine

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produces follicle and corpus luteum

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20
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follicle

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follicular cells, theca interna

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21
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follicular cells

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E2, “hormone of estrus”

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22
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theca interna

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T, testosterone

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23
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corpus luteum

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P4, progesterone, “hormone of pregnancy”

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24
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what is in charge of estrogen?

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follicle

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25
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what is in charge of progesterone?

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corpus luteum

26
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corpus albicans

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“scar tissue”

27
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oviduct

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transports, site of fertilization, nutrition

28
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uterus

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transports, nutrition, site of gestation, endocrine

29
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bicornuate

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2 horns (all domestic animals)

30
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cervix

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physical barrier to protect uterus

31
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vagina

A

semen deposition

32
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trophoblast

A

layer of tissue supplying the embryo with nutrients

33
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order of cell division steps?

A

zygote, embryo, 2-celled, 4-celled, 8-celled, morula, blastocyst

34
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what attaches to the uterine wall?

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blastocyst

35
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what will eventually become the placenta?

A

blastocoele

36
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placenta

A

exchange of nutrients/waste, exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, hydraulic dampener

37
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what is the function of the hydraulic dampener?

A

cushions the fetus

38
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parturition

A

birthing process, cervical dilation, lubrication

39
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four types of placental attachments?

A

diffuse, zonary, cotyledonary, discoid

40
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what animals have a diffuse placenta?

A

horses and pigs

41
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what animals have a zonary placenta?

A

cats and dogs

42
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what animals have a cotyledonary placenta?

A

cattle, sheep, goats (ruminants)

43
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what animals have a discoid placenta?

A

humans, primates, rabbits

44
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which placenta is limited to a “zone” or a “middle band”

45
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which placenta is more of a rounded area?

46
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placentome

A

cotyledon and caruncle

47
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cotyledon

48
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caruncle

A

uterine wall

49
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T/F for litter-bearing animals, all placentas are separate from one another

50
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what is step one in the parturition process?

A

contractions/cervical dilation

51
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what is step two in the parturition process?

A

fetus expulsion

52
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what is step three in the parturition process?

A

fetal membrane expulsion

53
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dystocia

A

fetus has problems or the cervix is not well dilated

54
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T/F Avian reproductive tracts has a larger modified oviduct

55
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which ovary is the only one that develops in a chicken?

56
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what is part one of the oviduct in a chicken?

A

infundibulum

57
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what is part two of the oviduct in a chicken?

58
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what is part three of the oviduct in a chicken?

A

isthmus and uterus

59
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what does the infundibulum produce?

A

albumin (white)

60
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what does the magnum produce?

61
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what do the isthmus and uterus produce?

62
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T/F chickens have placentas

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