module 6- poultry final review Flashcards
infundibulum
1) site of fertilization & sperm storage tubules
2) secrete viteline membrane
hen oviduct pathway
1) infundibulum
2) magnum
3) Isthmus
4) shell gland
5) shell cuticle
magnum function
deposits first 3 layers of albumen
- inner thick
- inner thin
-outer thick
isthmus function
2 shell membranes are placed
- air cell forms
shell gland function
puts final layer of albumen down
- outer thin
where does the egg spend most of its time
shell gland
2 layers of shell gland
1) mammillary layer: knob structures
2) spongy layer: column formation
porphyrins
derived from haemoglobin metabolism = brown egg shell
longest part of oviduct in length
magnum
shell gland vagina function
similar to cervix
1) sphincter like muscle
2) major sperm storage tubules site
major sperm storage tubules site
shell gland vagina
sertoli & leydig cell secretions
sertoli-testosterine
leydig-androgens
rete testis
tube that connects ejaculatory duct to urethra
what occurs in epidymysis
sperm maturation