Ovary
The ovaries are the female __________ (hint: equivalent to the testes in the male)
gonads
What does E2 stand for?
Estradiol
Where is the pregnancy "housed" in the female reproductive tract?
Uterus
Name one layer of the female reproductive tract.
Serosa, muscularis, submucosa, mucosa
T/F: ovaries remain fairly constant, not much goes on at that location. Mostly just smooth muscle.
False
What hormone is high during standing heat?
Which structure is made of cartilage and helps to keep the "bad" stuff out during pregnancy?
Cervix
Name 3 reasons we might do a rectal palpation.
AI, check for abnormalities, ET, palpate or ultrasound for pregnancy, determine ovarian status
What are the main two structures we talk about on the ovary? (Hint: both produce a hormone)
Corpus Luteum & Follicle
P4, E2
What kind of tissue is MOST of the female reproductive tract made up of?
Why is it important that the female reproductive tract be contractile? (Hint: what might it need to do/transport/perform?)
Parturition, transport of secretory products, transport of gametes, transport of early embryos,
What is the structure that comes before the CL? What about the structure that comes right after the CL?
Corpus Hemmorhagicum; Corpus Albicans
This hormone kills the CL- produced by the empty uterus.
PGF2a
T/F: the ovary's middle is called the medulla and the outside is called the cortex
True
A portion of the peritoneum fuses to form a double-layered connective sheet that supports the female reproductive tract called
broad ligament
Preovulatory Follicle; Ovulation; Corpus Hemorrhagicum; Corpus Luteum; Corpus Albicans
Name two other hormones that the ovary produces, besides e2 and P4
inhibin, relaxin, oxytocin, activin
What are the three parts of the oviduct?
Infindibulum; ampulla; isthmus
What are the four layers of the female reproductive tract called? Which tract has two layers?
serosa, muscularis, submucosa, mucosa. Muscularis has two layers.