AN SC312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mesosalpinx, Granulosa Cell, Ampulla
12 Jan 2018
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Oviducts do different things based on which part of the duct you"re talking about. Sperm cannot swim the whole tract by itself. Needs to be facilitated via cervix and uterus. Pigs have highly convoluted uterus because they have many offspring at a time. Horns of the uterus descend down into the abdomen. Cervix of the sow is much more complex. Forms a pouch around the ovary = bursa. Corpora structures are the ones that develop post-ovulation. Indicator of how long a female has been cycling. On the ovary at any time there are many many prefolicules that have not started to develop. Zona pellucida is site of sperm attachment and protects the oocyte. Function to inhibit the effects of hormones to help other follicles grow. When the follicle ovulates a portion of the cells go with it. The rest stay behind and form the cl.
