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A snapshot of the summary - Pathways to pregnancy and parturition
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1 Introduction to reproduction
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What is the cortical reaction?
It prevents penetration by additional spermatozoa.
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What is pronuclei formation?
It allows the male and female DNA to form a single nucleus.
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What types of placenta's are there?- Diffuese placenta
- Zonary placenta
- Discoid placenta
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What is the zondary placenta?Have a band-like zone of chorionic villi
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How can you classify placentas on maternal and fetal blood streams?- Epitheliochorial
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2 The organization and function of the female reproductive system
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The female tract is a series of tubes. Each tube is organized in concentric layers called:
- Serosa (outer)
- Muscularis
- Submucosa
- Mucosa (inner)
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What are the tubular components of the femal tract?
- Oviducts
- Uterus
- Cervix
- Vagina
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What kind of structure arounds the reproductive tract?
The peritoneum that is in continuous with the broad ligament.
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What are the components of the broad ligament?
- Mesovarium (houses the blood and lymphatic vessels and nerves that supply the ovary)
- Mesosalpinx (the surroinding of the oviduct)
- Mesometrium (supports the uterine horns and the body of the uterus)
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Why are corpora albicantia white?
This is due to the increasing ratio of connective tissue to secretory tissue.
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