Reproduction Anatomy Flashcards
Are are the three types of uteruses
Duplex
Bicornuate
Simplex
What animals have a duplex uterus
Opossum
Rabbit
Mouse
What is a duplex uterus
2 cervixes
NO uterine body
1-2 vaginas
What is a bicornuate uterus
1 cervix
Uterine body/ horns
1 vagina
What animals have a bicorunate uterus
Cow
Sow
Ewe
Bitch
What animals have a simplex uterus
Primate
What is a simplex uterus
1 cervix
Uterine body
NO uterine horns
1 vagina
True or False: mice have uterine horns
False
True or False: a duplex uterus has a uterine body
False
True or False: a bicornuate uterus has a uterine body
True
What is special about a sow’s uterus?
They have extremely long uterine horns for multiple births(litter)
What holds uterine horns?
Broad ligaments
Function of annular rings
Has to remain open to expel offspring or to allow sperm cells to pass through
Types of cervical differences
Annular rings
Longitudinal folds
Interdigitating prominences
Which animals have annular rings
Cow
Ewe
Which animal has longitudinal folds
Mare
Which animal has interdigitating prominences
Sow
True or False: only the left side of the reproductive tract in birds is developed
True
Vulva function
Outer covering
Labia function
Interior of vulva
Acts as a seal
Real protection
Clitoris
Similar to glans penis in males
Vagina
Interior
Bladder stems off
Cervix
Beyond vagina
Made of cartilage
Uterus
Semen deposited in AI
Where baby grows
Where do bull and sheep ejaculate
Vagina
Where do boars ejaculate
Cervix
Ovidcut
Extends from horns to ovaries
Where does the embryo float around until implantation
Oviduct
What are the 3 parts of the oviduct
Isthmus
Ampulla
infundibulum
What does the infundibulum do
Captures ovulated eggs
Ampullary- Isthmic junction
Where fertilization occurs
Btwn isthmus and ampulla
Uterotubal junction function
Helps ensure survival of the fittest to sperm
How many sperm will pass through the uterotubal junction
A few hundred
What hormones do the ovaries produce
Estrogen
Progesterone(P4)
What are the 3 basic structures of the ovaries
Follicle
Corpus luteum
Corpus albicans
Follicle function
Contains maturing egg