VPAT 3100H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Corpus Luteum, Salpinx, Salpingitis

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Veterinary Pathology
• Course: VPAT 3100H
• Professor: Carmichael

Document Summary

Reproductive system word list female -- 2018. Egg or ova oo/o, ov/i and ov/o. Colostrum- 1st milk full of good things especially antibodies. Amniocentesis- the sampling of amniotic fluid using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for developmental abnormalities in a fetus. Rectal palpation- palpation of the posterior abdomen and the organs in it by inserting the finger (in dogs) or hand and arm (in horses, cattle and pigs) in the rectum. Cystic endometrial hyperplasia- cystic (round and bubbly) endometrial (bubbly things on the inner surface of the uterus) hyperplasia (increase in #)- this is due to dilation of the endometrial glands; common in dogs, cats, rabbits. Subinvolution of placental sites- medical condition in which after childbirth, the uterus does not return to its normal size; below normal involution. Teratogenic- an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Ovariohysterectomy- remove both the ovaries & the uterus of a dog.