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