Hormones
Body Systems
Gestational Periods
Milk/Colostrum
The Udder
100
What are the four hormones involved in milk let down?
Oxytocin, Epinephrine, Cortisol, Prolactin
100
Which body system protects muscle and tissue?
Integumentary
100
What is the gestational period for a cow?
279-292
100
What is the mothers first milk called?
Colostrum
100
What are the grape like structures in the udder?
Alveoli
200
Which hormone is from the anterior pituitary gland?
Oxytocin
200
Which system has the function of defending against disease and blood production?
Lymphatic/Hematopoietic
200
What is the gestational period for poultry, and what are the different kinds of poultry?
21 days of incubation
chickens, ducks, turkey, geese
200
BONUS QUESTION:
Fill in the blank:
Colostrum has more ______ and fewer ________ and fat than mature breast milk.
protein; carbohydrates
200
What five senses help the udder to start producing milk?
Touch, Visual, Audiotory
300
Which hormone is a response to stress, fear, and pain and stops milk let down?
Epinephrine
300
Which body system includes the kidneys?
Urinary
300
Which animal does this gestational period belong to?
58-65 days
A. Cat
B. Dog
B. Dog
300
What stops milk ejection?
stress, fear, pain
300
Fill in the blanks:Nerve impulses from the _____ communicate to the _______ gland and causes _________ of specialized cells (myoepithelial cells).
teats; mammary; contraction
400
Which two hormones are from the adrenal glands?
Epinephrine and Cortisol
400
Which body system causes hormone production?
Endocrine
400
Which has a longer gestational period?
A. goat
B. Cat
C. Horse
Horse
400
How long is the calf's stomach able to absorb the antibodies in colostrum?
The first 24 Hours
400
What is N?
Streak Canal
500
Fill in the blanks:
anterior pituitary -> mammary gland -> _________->
oxytocin acts on the cells in the udder that surround the alveoli. It causes the alveoli to contract and expels milk out of the teats.
udder
500
Which body system includes the fallopian tubes?
Reproductive
500
What animal (from our notes) has the longest gestational period?
Donkey
500
How long before a calf is born does the mother start producing colostrum?
Around 5 weeks before the cow is born.
500
What is M?
Teat Cavatiy