Quiz 4 Flashcards
3 Steps of Parturition
- Preparatory
- Expulsion
- Cleaning
In step one of Parturition (preparatory), what is happening?
- E2 increases
- P4 decreases
- Relaxation of cervix
- Contractions
- Lubrication increases
- Oxytocin increases
In step two of Parturition (expulsion), what is happening?
- Strong, rhythmic contractions
- Chorio-allantoic rupture - ends with fetus in birth canal
- Amnion rupture
In step three of Parturition (cleaning), what is happening?
- Accommodates delivery
- Detachment/expulsion of placenta/membranes
Descrive post-partum.
- Involution (not highly correlated to fertility)
- “Gets things back to normal”
Mice have a _____ pregnancy - meaning they are practically pregnant again during their _____.
21 day; involution
What does dystocia mean?
“Difficult birth”
What are common causes of dystocia?
- Size of the fetus
- Placement/Orientation
- *Higher incidence in twins
What is a freemartin pregnancy?
- When a cow gives birth to twins (M & F) and the M affects the F
- (Ex: Twin F born without ovaries –> infertile)
Why is a C-section termed Caesarian?
Caesar thought his kin was too good to be born vaginally
A cow and sow need ______ for majority of pregnancy.
Corpus luteum
Human placenta starts to produce _____
CRH
What are surfactants?
Premature babies that need to be given cortisol
Secreted by the ovary and/or placenta depending on the species
Relaxin
Neuro-endocrine H/P/A complex (FETAL)
Hypothalamus
to (CRH)
Anterior Pituitary
to (ACTH)
Adrenal
to (Cortisol)
Placenta
(Increase PGF2alpha and E2, Decrease P4)
Gonadostat Hypothesis - year proposed?
1930
What does the gonadostat hypothesis propose?
Puberty occurs due to a resetting of H/P/G and how feedback occurs
When you castrate, what hormone accumulates/increases?
LH
Surge and Pulse are controlled by different parts of the _____.
Hypothalamus
Pulse frequency refers to _____, while pulse amplitude refers to _____.
Pulse frequency - time
Pulse amplitude - height
Bull puberty =
38 weeks
Young animals will have _____ as they are developing.
Increase in LH
Radioimmunoassays:
Antibody?
Antigen?
Antibody - LHAb
Antigen - LH-Iodine I^125
Can measure how much is in the blood using radio wave markings
Before puberty (males), testosterone is produced but…
Not enough to have spermatogenesis
In males, there is a stronger (-) feedback until _____. Then feedback _____.
Until puberty
Then feedback amount relaxes
H/P/G of Female
Hypothalamus
to (GnRH) (+)
Pituitary
to (FSH, LH) (+)
Follicle
E2 (-) Feedback goes back to both Pit and Hyp
H/P/G of Male
Hypothalamus
to (GnRH) (+)
Pituitary
to (FSH, LH) (+)
Testis
Testosterone (-) Feedback goes back to both Pit and Hyp
Gonadal Maturation
Seminiferous tubules produce sperm
Behavioral Maturation
In the brain
*Progression, not one specific event
What are permissive signals?
Metabolic status, photoperiod, demographics, sex ratios
Developmental clock
H/P/G Axis maturation