Female Reproductuve System Flashcards
What is the function of the ovaries
Produce ova and sex hormones
What shape are horse ovaries
Kidney shaped
What are the stages of follicle production and describe the follicle in each stage
Primordial - single layer flat granulosa cells
Primary follicle - cuboidal cells
Secondary follicle - many cell layers + fluid filled spaces
Tertiary follicle - mature + 1 large fluid space
What occurs during ovulation
The follicle ruptures, the fluid rushes ovum to the uterine tube
What shows signs of pregnancy in follicle development
Corpus luteum persists
What is the salpinx
Oviducts
What are the different parts of the oviducts
Infundibulum (near ovary)
Ampulla (middle)
Isthmus (thinned)
What lines the oviducts
Ciliated epithelium
What are uteran horns
Unfixed part of the uterus
What is the function of the cervix
Limits entrance to uterus from the vagina by mucosal folds
What are the layers of the uterus
Endometrium (Internal)
Myometrium
Perimetrium (outer)
How are ruminant endometrium different
Ruminants have uterine caruncles (attach to foetal cotyledons)
Describe the myometrium layer and relate it to its function
Smooth muscle
External longitudinal, internal circular
Contract and relax for uteran contraction
Describe their uterine perimetrium
Serosal outer layer that is continuous with the broad ligament
What is the function of the vestibule
Combined reproductive and urinary functions
What is the function of vestibular glands
Lubrication for copulation and parturition
What makes the broad ligament
Folds of peritoneum
How does the broad ligament hold the ovary to the body wall
Mesovarium
How does the broad ligament hold the uterine tube to the body wall
Mesosalpinx
How does the broad ligament hold the uterus + uterine horn to the body wall
Mesometrium
What is the function of the broad ligament
Hold parts of the uterine tract to the body wall and encloses blood vessles, nerves and ligaments
What is the function of the round ligament
Join the ovary to the inguinal canal
What is the function of the suspenders ligament
Join ovary to the last rib
What is the function of the ovarian (proper) ligament
Link ovary to uterine horn
What is the ovarian bursa
Folding of the mesovarium that communicates with the peritoneal space
How is the ovary vascularised
The ovarian artery - branch of the aorta
How is the uterus vascularised
Uterine artery - branch of the vaginal artery
