Reproductive Terms & Questions (Cram)

External area of female tract

Vulva

Seperates the uterus from the vagina

Cervix

Organ that is in close proximity to the reproductive tract, but not involved in its functions

Bladder

Tubes that extends off of the uterus

Uterine horns

Ligament that holds the reproductive tract in place

Broad ligament

Connects the uterine horn to the ovaries

Oviduct

Female gonads

Ovaries

More external area of the vagina

Vestibule

Two areas of the uterus

1. Uterine horns

2. Uterine body

Gland that produces fluid to nourish and transport sperm

Prostate gland

Tube that transports sperm from the testies to the urethra

Vas deferens

Contains the testes

Scrotum

Male gonads

Testicles

Thicker area of the penis

Bulb of the glans

What group do the vesicular glands, prostate, and bulbourethral glands belong to?

Accessory reproductive glands

What are the three functions of the accessory reproductive glands that help sperm survive?

1. Nutrients

2. Fluid volume

3. Appropriate conditions

Bone in the penis of dogs and other animals

Os penis (or baculum)

Mucous membrane covering of the end of the penis

Prepuce

What hormone is produced by mature ovarian follicles?

Estrogen

What hormones does the corpus luteum produce?

Progestins

Fluid first produced by the mammory glands, contains larger amounts of proteins,lipids, and amino acids than milk and also contains highlevels of various essential vitamins

Colostrum

What stimulates milk letdown, what hormone gets released?

Suckling, oxytocin

True or flase: Ovaries can only produce a limited amount of ova in a female's lifetime

True

Term for the S–shaped appearance of the vas deferens in some species

Sigmoid flexure

Area in the testis where spermatozoa are stored

Epididymis

True or false: Gonad is another term for a structure that only releases male and female hormones

False. They produced reproductive cells as well as hormones

Where are the ovaries located?

Abdomen, near kidneys

Are mammary glands present in both males and females?

Yes

Two tunics that surround the testes, these are continuations of the peritoneum

1. Visceral vaginal tunic

2. Parietal vaginal tunic

Two slit–like openings in the abdominal muscles, located in the groin region, through which the testes decend

Inguinal rings