repro AP Flashcards
ova production is called ____. this process takes place in the ____ within the ____
oogenesis ; follicles ; ovaries
the ___ passes through the inguinal rings and attaches to the scrotum. this is responsible to help regulate the temperature of the testes
cremaster muscle
the ___ are the female gonads and are found in the ____ part of the abdominal cavity near the _____
ovaries ; dorsal ; kidneys
the ovaries, oviduct, and uterus are suspended from the abdominal wall by a broad sheet of ____, which is composed of a left and right side. collectively the 2 sides are called the _____. the ___ supports the ovary, the ____ supports the oviduct and the ____ supports the uterus
peritoneum ; broad ligaments ; mesovarium ; mesosalpinx ; mesometrium
in most species, fertilization occurs in the
oviducts
____ animals will continue to cycle throughout certain parts of the year if they are not pregnant. examples of these include
seasonally polyestrous ; horses
____ species cycle twice per year. ___ are an example
diestrus ; dogs
the ___ produces progestins, mainly _____, which is required to maintain pregnancy
corpus luteum ; progesterone
the testes have 2 main functions ; ____ and _____. the main male androgen is _____
spermatogenesis, hormone production, testosterone
sperm production is called ___ and this process occurs in the ____ of the ____
spermatogenesis ; seminiferous tubules ; testes
____ animals cycle once per year. ___ and ___ are examples
monoestrous ; foxes and mink
___ is the collective term for reproductive cells. females have ___ where males have ____
gametes ; ova ; spermatozoa
the only portion of the female reproductive tract that is viable from the outside is the ____
vulva
___ animals will continue to cycle throughout the year if they are not pregnant. examples of this include
polyestrous ; swine
in most species ovulation is ____ and is a result of rising ___ levels, regardless whether breeding has occurred or not
spontaneous ; LH
the ovaries produce ___ and ____
estrogens and progestins
the ___ is the muscular sphincter that seals off the ____ from the outside world most of the time. the two exceptions to this are during ___ and ___
cervix ; uterus ; estrus ; parturition
the ___ can also be called the fallopian tubes. their job is to guide the ova from the ___ to the ___
oviducts ; ovary ; uterus
what is they epididymis and what occurs here
ribbon like structure where sperm matures
what is the pampiniform plexus and what is its job
mesh capillaries that surround the testicular artery - temp regulation
what is ovarian suspensory ligament
portion of broad ligament that stretched from the ovary to the abdominal wall at the last rib
what are the 3 layers of the uterus
endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium
what is acrosome of sperm
cap like structure that covers the nucleus of sperm / contains digestive enzymes that are released once in the female repro tract
what are the male accessory repro glands
2 seminal vesicles, 1 prostate gland, 2 cowper’s glands
what are the stages of the estrus cycle. which does not occur in every species
proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus, anestrus does not occur in every s
define ovulation
rupture of mature follcile with the release of the repro cell into the oviduct
what are the 4 sp that have an os penis
canine, raccoon, beaver, walruses
name the species that have a sigmoid flexure
cattle, sheep, goat
4 induced ovulators
cat, ferret, rabbit, camel
