AVS-4120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Positive Feedback, Male Accessory Gland, Fetus
27 Feb 2017
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The prostate and the bulbourethral glands add seminal plasma to the sperm. Spermatic cord: connects the testes to the epididymis. The fluid portion of the semen: enzymes, hormones, fructose food for the sperm. Gel fraction of the semen: prevents backflow of semen through the cervix. The ruminant penis has a retractor muscle and does not fill with blood. Sheath cleaning: remove beans, which can cause a blockage. Ovaries: the primary female reproductive organ, follicle = a fluid filled are where an oocyte develops and matures, other species do not have an ovulation fossa and can ovulate anywhere on the ovary. The uterus of horses is bicornuate: two small horns with a relatively large body, cervix = the connection between the uterus and the vagina, fornix vagina what you are feeling for when performing an ai. Gnrh: deslorein is the drug that is used as an agonist of gnrh, the preferred drug for embryo transfer.
