Test Review - Companion and Livestock Animal Reproduction Unit

What are the male gonads? What are the female gonads?

• Testes; ovaries

• Ovaries; testes

This bodily structure in many male mammals is responsible for protecting the testes while allowing for the thermoregulation necessary for spermatogenesis

• Scrotum

• Epididymis

• Vas Deferens

• Prostate Gland

In mammals, this organ is the site of embryo implantation and fetal development. In birds, it's the organ responsible for producing the thin egg white, the eggshell, and the egg's pigment.

• Fallopian tube

• Ovary

• Magnum

• Uterus

This mammalian structure is the passageway from the uterus to the vagina through which sperm must pass to fertilize the ovum, and through which offspring pass during parturition.

• Oviduct

• Ovary

• Cervix

• Uterus

This avian organ is located between the vent and the base of the oviduct and is where the reproductive, digestive, and renal systems converge.

• Magnum

• Isthmus

• Cloaca

• Papillae

This begins when female animals reach puberty (sexual maturity)

• The anestrus cycle

• The estrous cycle

This is the period when a female animal is receptive to breeding; AKA Heat

• Estrus

• Anestrus

• Diestrus

• Metestrus

Which species that we discussed does not show outward signs of estrus?

• Cattle

• Swine

• Sheep

• Goats

This is the hormone produced by the corpus luteum and supports a potential pregnancy

• Estrogen

• Progesterone

• LH

• FSH

What are the typical signs of estrus in cattle?

• Standing when mounted by other cattle

• Trying to mount other cattle

• Nervousness & Frequent Urination

• Swelling of the vulva and Mucus discharge

• All of these