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Quiz 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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absence or cessation of the menstrual cycle

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amenorrhea

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2
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expression of estrus without ovulation

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anovulatory estrus

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3
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programmed cell death as occurs during luteolysis

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apoptosis

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4
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absence of estrous cycles or a period of sexual inactivity between two breeding seasons

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Anestrus

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5
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A cavity is formed by the separation of follicular cells, within which lies the oocyte. It is lined by the mural granulosa cells and contains the follicular fluid

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Antrum

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6
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Degenerative changes undergone by unruptured follicles in the ovaries

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Atresia

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7
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A pair of female glands homologous to the bulbo-urethral glands of the male: located on each side of the urethral orifice; they secrete a lubricating mucus into the vestibule

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Bartholin’s glands

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8
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opening of the cervix

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cervical os

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9
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refers to being on the opposite side

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contralateral

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10
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granulosa cells located in the vicinity of the oocyte

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cumulus cells

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11
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a vesicle or sac containing a fluid or semisolid substance

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cyst

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12
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to distend; widen above beyond normal limits

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Dilate

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13
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the presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body

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Edema

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14
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inner layers of the wall of the uterus consisting of the epithelial lining of the lumen, the glandular layer, and connective tissue

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Endometrium

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15
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Characterized by a defined period of sexual receptivity and the length of the cycle in nonpregnant cattle is determined by the interval from one estrus to the next

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Estrous cycle

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16
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The period of sexual receptivity during an estrous cycle. When a cow or heifer will stand to be mounted

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Estrus

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17
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a group of follicles that grow in sync during the menstrual or estrous cycle. These follicles are usually 2–5 mm in size and are similar in diameter, but not identical

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Follicular wave

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18
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Refers to the first stage of a follicular wave during which a cohort of small follicles begin to grow from a pool of antral follicles

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Recruitment

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19
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It occurs approximately 36-48 hours after the initiation of recruitment, at which time one follicle becomes larger than the others in the cohort. The remaining follicles in the cohort degeneration.

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Selection

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20
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Characterized by the growth of the selected follicle into a dominant follicle. The follicle is dominant in terms of its size and influence over other follicles.

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Dominance

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21
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a germ cell of either sex

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gamete

22
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Excess of blood in any part of the body

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Hyperemia

23
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Excessive increase in size of an organ or tissue, as from unusual stimulation

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Hypertrophy

24
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an increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ

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Hyperplasia

25
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Refers to being on the same side

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Ipsilateral

26
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Stage of the estrous cycle when the corpus luteum is active and progesterone influence predominates

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Luteal phase

27
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The process of corpus luteum regression and death

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Luteolysis

28
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pertaining to the mother

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maternal

29
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the process by which the embryo signals its presence to the mother

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Maternal recognition of pregnancy

30
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termination of menstrual cycles due to a decrease in the population of ovarian follicles below a threshold level

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Menopause

31
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Reproductive cycle occurring in humans and some other species of primates in the absence of pregnancy

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Menstrual cycle

32
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Regular sloughing of the endometrial lining that occurs near the end of the nonpregnant menstrual cycle

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Menstruation (menses)

33
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The granulosa cells that make up the wall of the Graafian follicle

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Mural granulosa cells

34
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The muscular substance of the uterus consisting of three layers, internal circular layer, external longitudinal layer and separating these, the vascular layer

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Myometrium

35
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Form of cell death resulting from damage to the cell or tissue

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Necrosis

36
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The cell divisions, including meiosis, through which the germ cells of the female pass before they are mature and ready for fertilization

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oogenesis

37
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a mature female gamete which is analogous to the male gamete

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oocyte

38
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opening of a tubular organ such as the oviduct

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ostium

39
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the engulfing of micro-organisms, cells or foreign particles by certain cells

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Phagocytosis

40
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the state of possessing more than two full sets of homologous chromosomes in each somatic cell

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polyploidy

41
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set of blood vessels carrying the blood between two organs, for example from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary or from digestive organs and spleen to the liver

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portal system

42
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The phase of the estrous cycle when the corpus luteum is active, and the endometrium is under the influence of progesterone

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Progestational

43
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refers to a developmental process during which a species attains the ability to reproduce

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Puberty

44
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ovulation without behavioral estrus

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silent ovulation

45
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the site of follicular rupture on the Graafian follicle wall at ovulation

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stigma

46
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the tissue that makes up framework, ground substance or matrix of an organ

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stroma

47
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refers to being on the same side

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unilateral

48
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vaginitis

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inflammation of the vagina

49
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cytoplasm of an oocyte

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vitellus

50
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the plasma membrane of the oocyte

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vitelline membrane

51
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a thick mucoprotein coat surrounding the oocyte

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Zona pellucida

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