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Reproductive: Female System Flashcards

1
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Broad ligament that supports the ovary?

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Mesovarium

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2
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Broad ligament that supports the oviduct?

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Mesoalpinx

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3
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Broad ligament that supports the uterus?

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Mesometrium

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What is oogenesis?

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Process where ova (female gametes) are produced in follicles in the ovaries

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5
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What is the primary progestin?

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Progesterone

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6
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Where are progestins produced?

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Corpus luteum that develops from the empty follicle after ovulation

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7
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Species that normally only give birth to one offspring at a time?

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Uniparous (ovaries produce one mature ovum per cycle (ie. horses, cattle, humans))

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Species that give birth to litters of young

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Multiparous (ovaries produce multiple ova per cycle (ie. cats, dogs, sows))

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9
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Follicular cells of the developing follicle
Produce estrogenic hormones

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Granulosa cells

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10
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Blood filled remnant of the ovarian follicle immediately after ovulation

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Corpus hemorrhagicum

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11
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Normal part of each ovarian cycle
Not all follicles that were activated in a particular ovarian cycle fully develop and ovulate

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Follicular atresia

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12
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Funnel-like, enlarged opening at the ovarian end of each oviduct.
Designed to “catch” the ova during ovulation

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Infundibulum

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Muscular, fingerlike projections that form the margin of the infundibulum

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Fimbriae

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14
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Composed mainly of simple columnar epithelium and simple tubular glands that secrete mucus and other substances

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Endometrium

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Thickest layer of the wall, made up of layers of smooth muscle that give the uterus the strength to push the fetus out at parturition

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Myometrium

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16
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Outermost layer of the uterus, covered by the visceral layer of peritoneum

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Perimetrium

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Muscular tube that extends caudally from the cervix and connects it with the vulva

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Vagina

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18
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Cycle continuously throughout the year if they are not pregnant. As soon as one cycle ends, another begins

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Polyestrous (ie. cattle & swine)

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19
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Some polyestrous animals that cycle continuously at certain times of the year and not at all at others

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Seasonally polyestrous (ie. horses, sheep, cats)

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20
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Animals that have two cycles per year, typically in spring and fall

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Diestrous (ie. dogs)

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21
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Animals that only have one cycle each year

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Monoestrous (ie. foxes and mink)

22
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False pregnancy (exaggerated diestrous period, resulting in pseudocysis)
May look or act pregnant

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Pseudopregnancy

23
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Which other ligaments help support the female reproductive tract?

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Suspensory ligament of the ovary
Round ligament of the uterus

24
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The _______ are equivalent to ________ in the male

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Ovaries; testes

25
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What is an ovariohysterectomy? (OVH)

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Surgical procedure in which the ovaries, oviducts, and uterus are removed from the animal

26
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True or False: Oocytes are continually produced through a female’s life

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False - No, at or soon after birth, ovaries are seeded with tens of thousands of immature reproductive cells (oocytes). No more are produced the rest of their life

27
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Where is estrogen produced?

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The ovaries - by cells of the developing ovarian follicles

28
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How does a primary follicle become a graafian follicle?

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Estrogen at peak level. Oocyte sits in mound of cumulus oophorus, zona pellucida is surrounded by corona radiata

29
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What is an induced ovulator?

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Breeding must take place before ovulation occurs

30
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What are two species that induced ovulation occurs?

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Cats & Rabbits

31
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True of False: Oviducts are the same as fallopian tubes or uterine tubes

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True

32
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What is the function of the oviduct?

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Role is to guide ova from the ovary to the uterus and to serve as the usual site for fertilization of the ova by spermatozoa

33
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Which 2 structures are found lining the lumen of the oviduct?

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Infundibulum
Fimbriae

34
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What are the 2 functions of the uterus?

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Grow along with the developing offspring
Return to its original size after birth

35
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What is the main function of the cervix?

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To control access to the lumen of the uterus from the vagina

36
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True or False: The cervix is always open

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False - Is only open during estrus and parturition

37
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What are the 3 main parts of the vulva?

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Vestibule
Clitoris
Labia

38
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The entrance to the vagina from the outside world

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Vestibule

39
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Located on the floor of the vestibule, a little nearer to the exterior than the urethral opening
Equivalent to the male penis

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Clitoris

40
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Forms the external boundary of the vulva

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Labia

41
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Noun that is the name of the stage of the estrous cycle that is commonly referred to as the “heat period” when the female is sexually receptive to the male

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Estrus

42
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Adjective used with the noun “cycle” to refer to the entire reproductive cycle in the females

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Estrous

43
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What are the 5 stages of the estrous cycle?

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Proestrus
Estrus
Metestrus
Diestrus
Anestrus

44
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Period of follicular development in the ovary
Follicles begin developing and growing

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Proestrus

45
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Heat period, or period of sexual receptivity in the female. Occurs when the estrogen level from the mature follicles reaches its peak

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Estrus

46
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Period after ovulation, when the corpus luteum develops. Granulosa cells left in the now-empty follicle begin to multiply under continued stimulation from the LH

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Metestrus

47
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Active luteal stage, when the corpus luteum has reached maximum size and exerts its maximum effect

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Diestrus

48
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Period of temporary ovarian inactivity seen in seasonally polyestrous, diestrous and monoestrous animals. Period between breeding cycles, when the ovary essentially shuts down temporarily

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Anestrus

49
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What do the epithelial cells undergo during proestrus?

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Begins undergoing cornification/forming a layer of tough keratin on its surface to help protect against physical trauma of breeding that is about to occur

50
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What do the epithelial cells undergo during estrus?

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Cornification reaches a peak

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