Introduction to Theriogenology Flashcards

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What are oviparous animals?

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  • Egg laying
  • Ovum surrounded by large amount of yolk
  • +/- internal fertilization
  • Birds, fishes, amphibians
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What are Ovoviparous aniimals?

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  • Egg (non-placental) incubation with birth of live young
  • Have egg with protective shell
  • Internal fertilization and internal hatching
  • Most reptiles
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What are viviparous animals?

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  • Placental gestation with birth of live young
  • Mammals - suckle young
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What are Monotremes?

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Mammals that lay eggs and suckle young (platypus)

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What is the location and function of Ovaries?

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  • Caudal to the kidneys - suspended from the body wall by part of the broad ligament (“suspensory ligament”
  • Secrete gametes via tubular genitalia (uterine tube + uterus)
  • Produce hormones (estradiol and progesterone)
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What are the important structures of the Ovary? function?

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  • Peripheral parenchyma (cortex) - contains various stages of follicular and luteal gland development (most species)
  • Central Vascular zone (medulla) - contains connective tissue rich in blood vessels (most species)
  • Follicles - enclose oocyte, become fluid-filled, estradiol (and others) become concentrated in follicular fluid.
    • palpable in bovine at > 6-10mm diameter
  • Corpora lutea - after ovulation (or lutenization w/o ovulation), the cells of the follicle become corpora luteal cells
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What are the important structures of the Ovary? function?

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  • Peripheral parenchyma (cortex) - contains various stages of follicular and luteal gland development (most species)
  • Central Vascular zone (medulla) - contains connective tissue rich in blood vessels (most species)
  • Follicles - enclose oocyte, become fluid-filled, estradiol (and others) become concentrated in follicular fluid.
    • palpable in bovine at > 6-10mm diameter
  • Corpora lutea - after ovulation (or lutenization w/o ovulation), the cells of the follicle become corpora luteal cells
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Where is the bovine Ovary located? palpable structures?

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  • Readily palpated
  • Suspended from the broad ligament cranial or cranial-lateral to the tip of the uterine horns
  • Palpable structures:
    • Tertiary follicles (possess fluid-filled antrum)
    • Corpora Lutea (CL)
    • Corpora haemoragicum (not always able to ID)
    • Corporal albicans (regressing CLs)
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What does the Equine Ovary look like? palpable structures?

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  • Bean shaped
  • Not as freely moveable as bovine
  • Ventral border is concave (ovulation fossa)
  • Peripheral area is vascular connective tissue and central parenchyma has follicular and luteal gland tissue (inside out)
  • Palpable structures:
    • Follicles located in the ovulation fossa
    • Corpora lutea are NOT palpable
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What are the parts of the Uterine tubes? functions?

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  • Fimbria - cilia sweep the ovum from the ovary at ovulation into the infundibulum
  • Infundibulum -⅓ portion of the uterine tube nearest the ovary
    • funnel-like, catches the ovum at ovulation
  • Ampulla - middle third of the uterine tube
    • sight of fertilization
  • Isthmus - Portion of uterine tube closest to uterus
    • Uterotubal junction (UTJ) in the equine acts as a mechanical barrier to the passage of the early (
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what is the structure and function of the Uterine Horns?

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  • Formed from the paired Mullerian Ducts
  • Lined with a vascular and glandular mucosa and contain smooth muscle
  • Endocrine (hormone producing) organ
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how is the Uterus formed?

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  • Stars as 2 long tubes (Mullerian ducts)
  • Degree of fusion of the ducts varies by species
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What is a Unilateral tract?

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  • Only the left Mullerian duct forms into a functional oviduct/uterus
  • Birds
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What is a Marsupial uterine tract?

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  • Mullerian ducts fuse very distally (near vulva) therfore, have 2 vaginas and 2 cervix
  • Opossum, Kangaroo, Koala, etc
    • Male opossum have forked penis - so do sugar gliders
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What is a Duplex uterine tract?

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  • Mullerian ducts fuse very distally
    • 1 vagina and 1 or 2 cervix
  • No migration of embryos between horns
  • Most Rodents
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What is a Bicornuate uterine tract?

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  • 2 long horns
  • Mullerian ducts fuse cranial to cervix (short uterine body)
  • Easy migration of embryos between horns
  • Porcine, Canine
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What is a Bipartate uterine tract

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  • Two horns with distinct septum
  • Mullerian ducts fuse cranial to cervix - short uterine body
  • Seldom have migration of embryos between horns
  • Bovine, Ovine
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What is a Modified Bipartate Uterine Tract?

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  • 2 horns
  • long uterine body - as long as horns
  • Equine
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What is a simplex uterine tract

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  • Mullerian ducts completely fused - no horns (only uterine body)
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What are some common uterine abnormalities?

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  • Cows - 2 cervixes
  • Humans - Bicornuate uterus (instead of simplex)
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What is the cervix and its function?

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  • Connective tissue and muscle forms tube-like sphincter
  • Almost always “closed” - acts as a barrier to protect uterus
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What is special about the equine cervix?

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  • No cartilage
  • Changes tone during estrus cycle
    • based on concentrations of progesterone and estradiol
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What is the vagina and its function?

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  • Caudal to uterus/cervix - located in the pelvic canal
  • Where sperm is deposited in many species
  • Very long in the canine
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How many layers are in the placenta? what are they?

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  • up to 6 layers of tissue
    • Maternal tissues:
      1. Blood vessel endothelium
      2. connective tissues (syndesmo layer)
      3. Epithelium of endometrium
    • Fetal tissues:
      1. Chorion
      2. Connective tissue
      3. Blood vessel endothelium
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What is epithelial Chorial placentas? which animals have this type of placenta?
* Maternal epithelium of the endometrium is in contact with the fetal chorion * (no erosion of the epithelium) * All 6 layers of tissue are intact throughout pregnancy * Sow, Mare * Cattle, sheep * modified - AKA Syndesmo-chorial * not as much intact epithelium as the sow and are
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What is a Endothelial-chorial placenta? which animals have these?
* Maternal blood vessel endothelium is in contact with fetal chorion * i.e. uterine epithelium is eroded over sites of contact with the chorion) * 2 layers of tissue (epithelium and connective tissue of endometrium) have been removed at fetal-maternal contact sites * Dogs, cats, others
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What is a Hemochorial placenta? What animals have these?
* Maternal blood is in direct contact with the fetal chorion * 3 layers of tissue (epithelium and connective tissue of the endometrium as well as the blood vessel endothelium ) have been _removed_ at fetal-maternal contact sites * Mice, rates, primates, guinea pig
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What type of chorionic villous pattern do pigs have?
diffuse
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What chorionic villous pattern do equines have?
diffuse and micro-cotyledonary
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What is a Cotyledonary Placenta? Which animals have these?
* Have a Placentome * Caruncle (maternal) * Cotyledon (fetal) * Cow, Sheep
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What is a Zonary placenta? which animals have these?
* a * Dogs, Cats
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What is a discoid placenta? which animals have this type of placenta?
* a * Primates, rodents
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What are the differences in male reproductive tracts between a Bull, Stallion, Boar, Dog, Tom?
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What is the purpose of the penis?
* Copulatory organ * Deposits semen (sperm cells + accessory gland fluid) into vagina or cervix/uterus (species dependent)
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What are the different types of penis?
* Fibroelastic penis - minimal erectile tissue * ruminants * Vascular penis - a lot of tissue that responsds to sexual stimulus by pooling blood w/in spongy spaces leading to erection * Equine * Boney penis - Os penis - only achieve erection after intromission * Canine, Feline
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What are the parts of the male reproductive tract? what are their functions?
* Testicles and secondary sex organs * epididymis, vas deferens, and penis - transport sperm from the testicle to the female reproductive tract * Ampulla is a dilation of the vas deferens that pools sperm during ejaculation * 3 accessory sex glands - seminal vesicles, prostate, bulbourethral gland provide fluid for semen * Testicles - **produce spermatozoa & testosterone**
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Where are the testes located? Why?
* In many mammal - outside of the body cavity in the scrotum * essential for normal sperm formation which occurs at a temperature below normal body temp * In birds - intra-abdominal and held at body temperature * sperm survives longer in female tract * Chickens only need to make once a week (turkeys every 2)
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What is the pampiniform plexus?
* Found in the neck of the scrotum * complex venous network that surrounds the testicular artery and functions as a countercurrent heat exchanger to reduce testicular temperature * important for thermoregulation
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How does the scrotum protect the testicles from extreme temperatures?
* contains a temperature sensitive layer of muscle (tunic dartos) under the skin of the scrotum * relaxes when hot * contracts when cold
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How does the Cremaster muscle help protect the testicles against temperature extremes?
* when relaxed - testicles are ‘dropped’ increasing the relative length of the scrotum - move the testicles away from body heat * In cold weather - Cremaster contracts and the testicles are pulled closer the the warm body
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What is the structure of the Seminiferous tubules?
* Many hundreds of individual seminiferous tubules in the testicle * they unite with one another until approximately a dozen tubules pass out the testicle into the head of the epididymis. * Made up of Sertoli cells and layers of germ cells