Female Reproduction Flashcards
Eggs/ova/gamete
The female sex cell or gamete produced by the ovary
Papilla
A nipple-like structure that refers to mammary papilla, or nipple
Ovum
An ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete
Fetus
A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth
Corpus lutea
What is left of the follicle after a female ovulates
Bladder
Is a musculomembranous sac which acts as a reservoir for the urine
Zygote
The single cell that is formed when the sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell
Ovary
Is the primary reproductive organ in females. Mammals have two ovaries. In chickens only the left ovary fully develops
Follicle
Produce the ova, females are born with a certain number at birth and cannot produce any more during the females lifetime
Ovulation
The releasing of the ovum from the ovary
Infundibulum
Catches the released ova
Oviduct (Fallopian tubes)
Egg travels down and sperm travels up for fertilization
Embryo
Is the fertilized ovum and remains in the Fallopian tube an additional three to five days
Uterus
Place of attachment of fetus in mammals
Uterine horn
Is the place of attachment of cattle and swine