Reproductive 2 Flashcards
What is happening during proestrus
FSH causes growth of follicle(meiosis), increased blood supply to uterus and ovaries
What is released to cause ovulation
LH
What happens during metesteus and diestrus
CL is forming, progesterone is secreted
Diestrus- continuation or metestrus
Why pseudopregnancy occurs
CL refuses to regress
The several hour step in which sperm is in a females body before being able to fertilize egg is called
Capacitation
Outermost layer of placenta that touches mom
Chorion
Middle and inner layers of placenta
Middle- allantois
Inner- amnion
Caruncle and cotyledon come together to form a
Placentome
Umbilical vein is O2 ____
Umbilical artery is O2 ____
(Rich/poor)
Rich
Poor (on its way back to placenta to get more O2 from mom)
Blood that gets pumped into the pulmonary artery of young gets sent across this, straight to the aorta (bypassing the lungs)
Ductus arteriosis
Gestation length of cow and human
9 months
Horse gestation length
11 months
Dog gestation length
63 days
What hormone starts uterine contractions
Oxytocin
What happens first stage of labor
Cervix dilates, milk contractions