Section C Page 6-8 Flashcards
—— is a cavity for the entrance of the genital, urinary, and digestive tracts.
Cloaca
An accessory organ to the digestive tract that produces Bile, filters the blood, stores excess carbohydrates as glycogen, and more.
Liver
— ——- is the green colored sac that is attached to the liver and stores bile.
Gall bladder
Meat and grain eaters have shorter digestive systems than do plant eaters. A ratio of two types of animals is — for chickens and a ratio of —- for sheep.
1:4, 1:27
The reproductive system is divided into two sections. Name both.
The ovary and the oviduct.
Hens have sets of ovaries but only the —- side develops.
Left
Ovaries consist of a large mass called…
Follicular tissue
——- consist of a large mass called follicular tissue.
Ovaries
The ———- —— contain spherical bodies.
Follicular tissue
An immature follicle contains an —- (undeveloped yolk or dudoplasm)
Ovum
A mature follicle contains a ——— yolk and has a —— —- that does not contain —– ——-. This line is called the Stigma or —– line.
Developed, visible line, blood vessels, suture line
During normal ovulation the membrane ruptures along the —— to prevent —– —– in the eggz
Stigma, blood spots
The egg production factory is called the…
Oviduct
The oviduct is – centimeters long (– inches) in the chicken.
78, 30
Ovulation is the release of the —- or — from the ———- ——–.
Yolk, ova, follicular membrane.
The oviduct contains the…
Infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, uterus, and vagina.
The ———— is the site of fertilization if sperm is present. The egg stays here for – minutes.
Infundibulum, 15
The —— is the site for secretion of the thick white. The egg stays here for - hours.
Magnum, 3
The ——- is the site for the formation of the two shell membranes. The egg stays here for – minutes.
Isthmus, 75
The —— is the site for the formation of the thin white. The egg stays here for – to – hours.
Uterus, 20-21
The hard shell is made of…
Calcium carbonate (CaCo2)
The male chicken’s sex organ is called the ——-.
Phallus
Sperm is carried from the testes by the…
Vas Deferns
Maximum fertility occurs - to - days after mating, some sperm survives in the female birds body for up to - weeks.
2-3, 2 weeks
