LA Female Reproduction Flashcards
how can you differentiate cow vulva from horse?
ventral commisure is round in horse and pointed in cows
What is found in the ventral commissure of the vulva
clitoris
What is CEM
contagious equine metritis, bacterial disease passed through breeding
what are 3 areas to swab on a mare to check for CEM
- Clitoral sinuses
- clitoral fossa
- cervix/endometrium
what are the 3 clitoral sinuses?
L and R lateral sinuses,
median sinus
What is the sub-urethral diverticulum?
located in cow and sow, pocket that lies ventral to the urethral orifice
distinct transverse fold of the vagina in the mare
Hymen
cranial most part of the vagina
vaginal fornix
blood supply to the vagina, vestibule, and vulva
branches of internal and external pudendal
What are the 3 types of uteri?
- simplex
- buplex
- bicornuate
Which species have a bicornuate uterus?
ruminants, equine, porcine, dogs, cats
Which species have simplex uterus
primates
Which species have duplex uterus
rabbits, marsupials
which species have intercornual ligaments?
ruminants
What is more prominent the dorsal or ventral intercornual lig.?
ventral
oval thickenings in the uterus
caruncles
What is the purpose of caruncles
only site in uterus to form attachments with fetal membranes in ruminants
how can you distinguish a caruncle in a cow from a ewe?
cows are convex and sheep are concave
structure that isolates the uterus from the environment
cervix
Trace blood supply from the aorta to the uterus in LA.
Internal iliac a., internal pudendal a., vaginal a., uterine branch
Where does fertilization occur in LA
uterine tube
what are the 3 parts of the broad lig.
mesomentrium, mesosalpinx, mesovarium
what 2 parts of the broad ligament help form the ovarian bursa?
mesosalpnx and mesovarium
cow udder is divided into 2 halves by what?
intermammary groove
What are 2 parts of the cows udder suspensory apparatus?
lateral laminae and medial laminae
T/F, the horse has 2 teat orifices per teat
T
Blood supply to mammae in bitch, queen, and sow
cranial and caudal superficial epigastric
blood supply to mammae in mare and cow
external pudendal
cranial and caudal mammary
another name for the subcutaneous abdominal vein in cow
milk vein
where the subcutaneous abdominal vein perforates the abdominal wall in cows
milk well
What are the 4 types of placenta
- diffuse
- zonary
- discoid
- cotyledonary
how are placentas classified?
according to distribution of chronic villi on surfaces
type of placenta where chorionic villi cover a majority of the surface
Diffuse placenta
which species have a diffuse placenta?
mare and pig
which species have cotyledonary placentas?
ruminants
Type of placenta where villi develop in a band of chorion that surround the trunk of the embryo
zonary placenta
which species of animals have a zonary placenta?
dogs and cats