Lecture 8 2/14/24

Question 1

What are the characteristics of the equine ovaries?

Answer 1

-cranioventral to ilium wing
-sits about L5
-mesosalpinx does not wrap around entire ovary; creates shallow ovarian bursa
-ovulation fossa present/shallow indent

Question 2

What are the characteristics of the equine uterus?

Answer 2

-horns diverge sharply
-located in dorsal abdomen
-loose middle section of mesometrium allows for horns to hang

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the ovarian artery?

Answer 3

-branches off aorta
-gives off uterine branch

Question 4

What are the characteristics of the uterine artery?

Answer 4

-branches off external iliac artery
-“true” uterine artery

Question 5

What are the characteristics of the vaginal artery?

Answer 5

branches off internal pudendal artery

Question 6

What are the characteristics of the repro. organs in the sow?

Answer 6

-short uterine body
-extremely long uterine horns
-uterine horns resemble small intestines

Question 7

What are the characteristics of the ovaries in the cow?

Answer 7

-located ventral to shaft of ilium
-joined to wall immediately cranial to pelvic inlet

Question 8

What are the characteristics of the uterus in the cow?

Answer 8

-ventrally coiled horns
-short body
-intercornual ligaments

Question 9

Which intercornual ligament is useful during a pregnancy palpation?

Answer 9

dorsal lig.

Question 10

What are the characteristics of the arterial supply to the uterus in the cow?

Answer 10

-connection with ovarian a. via aorta
-uterine a. comes from internal iliac a. via umbilical a.
-connections with vaginal a. from internal pudendal a. via internal iliac a.

Question 11

What are the characteristics of the udder?

Answer 11

-external lamina is on the lateral aspect and contains collagen
-internal lamina is on the median plane and contains elastin
-when full, teats point laterally away from midline

Question 12

What are the characteristics of the duct of the udder?

Answer 12

-lactiferous sinus is made up of proximal gland sinus and distal teat sinus
-has papillary duct aka teat canal

Question 13

Which veins drain the udder?

Answer 13

-cranial superficial epigastric v. (aka milk vein)
-external pudendal v.

Question 14

Which lymph node is associated with the udder?

Answer 14

superficial inguinal LN

Question 15

What are the characteristics of deep udder innervation?

Answer 15

-goes to gland tissue
-innervated by genitofemoral n.
-sympathetic fibers

Question 16

What are the characteristics of superficial udder innervation?

Answer 16

-to skin
-cranial is L1 and L2 spinal nerves
-middle is genitofemoral n.
-caudal is pudendal n.