The endocrine system

Question 1

Components of the endocrine system

Answer 1

• Pituitary gland
• Parathyroid glands
• Adernal glands
• Ovaries (female)
• Thyroid gland
• Pancreas
• Testes (male)

Question 2

What are the main reproductive hormones in a male and their function?

Answer 2

Interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH) - stimulates testes to produce testosterone.

Question 3

What are the main reproductive hormones in a female and their functions?

Answer 3

Follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) - triggers the growth of eggs in the ovaries
Luteinising hormones (LH) - stimulates the ovaries to develop and release the egg

Question 4

What is the type of ovulation and cycle for a canine?

Answer 4

Spontaneous ovulation
Mono-oestrus cycle

Question 5

What is the type of ovulation and cycle for a feline?

Answer 5

Induced ovulation
Seasonally polyoestrus cycle

Question 6

What is the type of ovulation and cycle for a equine?

Answer 6

Spontaneous ovulation
Seasonally polyoestrus cycle

Question 7

What are the different types of offspring?

Answer 7

• Oviparous - animals that reproduce by laying the egg
• Viviparous - giving birth to live young
• Multiparous - producing more than one young at the same
• Uniparous - producing a single offspring at each birth
• Ovoviviparous - Eggs produced internally but the young are born outside of the egg