Online and Lecture quizzes Flashcards
The initiator of reproductive cycle is considered the_________.
brain
The hormone responsible for the female to be sexually receptive to the male is________
estrogen
The hormone responsible for maintaining pregnancy is _______________.
progesterone
T or F:
Sperm once it is ejaculated is fully capable of fertilization
false
Which hormone stimulates the sertoli cells to increase sperm production?
FSH
The Queen ovulates:
After she has had adequate vaginal stimulation
Which two postpartum conditions are a common disturbance to milk production
mastitis
metritis
Which two hormones can you test for to indicate the fertile period.
LH
Progesterone
What hormone in the bitch is the best one to check to verify pregnancy?
relaxin
The estrous cycle of the bitch lasts ________ days.
180
What are the 2 hormones of PREGNANCY
progesterone
prostaglandin
What is the hormone that STARTS the female reproductive cycle (after GnRH)
FSH
Which embryonic tubular structures are the Male, and Female?
M-Wolffian
F= Mullarian
What is the target organ for Estrogen (other than Uterus)
hypothalamus
What is the term for multiple sires (Like more than one tomcat)
Superfecundation
what are the THREE main things looking at for semen evaluation:
Motility, Concentration, Morphology
What are we looking for in a vaginal cytology to determine if in estrus/Heat?
100% - Cornified - Epithelial cells
how do you induce ovulation in a queen?
VAGINAL stimulation - multiple times
how long in Diestrus is cats (Reprieve from heat signs?)
40 days
What is unique about dogs that we can test for to determine if ovulated (Not LH)
Progesterone rises at time of LH surge
Four ways to determine pregnancy in a dog - which one is not used for cats
palpation of abdomen
ultrasound
hormone assay (not used in cats)
radiograph
What specific drug do we use for therapeutic (Medical) abortion in dogs?
Dexamethasone
T or F:
Vaginal cytology is the gold standard for determining ovulation in the bitch
False - hormone assay (progesterone level) is the gold standard
Vaginal epithelial cells become _____ cornified when the bitch is in estrus.
100%
