Questão 1
Questão
What is the purpose of white blood cells within the FRT?
Questão 2
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What is one benefit and one challenge that is a result of these white blood cells being in the female reproductive tract?
Questão 3
Questão
What is capacitation?
Questão 4
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How does capacitation alter sperm motility?
Questão 5
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Fertilization can occur without capacitation.
Questão 6
Questão
What is the primary purpose of the acrosomal reaction?
Questão 7
Questão
What is “vesiculation”?
Questão 8
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How does the nucleus of the sperm change once the sperm is engulfed by the oocyte?
Questão 9
Questão
Label the layers/parts of the oocyte labeled A, B, and C.
Responda
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Zona pellucida
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None
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Perivitelline space
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None
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Oocyte nucleus
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None
Questão 10
Questão
Label at least 4 structures of early embryo genesis.
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ootid
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None
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Zygote
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None
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Two-celled stage
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None
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Four-celled stage
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None
Questão 11
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What is the function of the allantois?
Questão 12
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What is the function of the amnion?
Questão 13
Questão
Maternal recognition of pregnancy is necessary in many species to prevent pregnancy loss caused by what irreversible event?
Questão 14
Questão
In order for maternal recognition of pregnancy to occur in the ewe/cow, what (if anything) is secreted by the conceptus to signal its presence
Questão 15
Questão
How does the presence of the conceptus affect PGF2α production?
Questão 16
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In order for maternal recognition of pregnancy to occur in sows, what (if anything) is secreted by the conceptus to signal its presence?
Questão 17
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How does the presence of the conceptus affect PGF2α production in sows?
Questão 18
Questão
In order for maternal recognition of pregnancy to occur in mares, what must happen?
Questão 19
Questão
Complete the table below to indicate the correct classification of placenta for each species. The dog is provided as an example
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Epitheliochorial
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Epitheliochorial also
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Hemochorial
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Epitheliochorial again
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Diffuse
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Diffuse also
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Cotyledonary
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Discoid
Questão 20
Questão
Describe the main characteristics of a diffuse placenta type.
Questão 21
Questão
How does the zonary placenta type differ from the diffuse placenta type?
Questão 22
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The placental unit of trophoblastic origin consisting of abundant blood vessels and connective tissue, found in ruminants, is called:
Questão 23
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Although mares, sows, and ruminants (ex: cows) all have epitheliochorial placentas, the placenta of the cow is different compared to the sow and mare. What are 2 differences?
Questão 24
Questão
When classifying placentas based on level of intimacy/number of tissue layers, what type would have 6 layers?
Questão 25
Questão
Which is the “most intimate placenta type”?
Questão 26
Questão
The fetus triggers the onset of parturition by secreting [blank_start]cortisol[blank_end].
Questão 27
Questão
What 3 hormones contribute to myometrial contractions during parturition?
Questão 28
Questão
Which hormone is released as a consequence of pressure on the cervix?
Questão 29
Questão
Which hormone allows for loosening/widening of the birth canal to allow for parturition?
Questão 30
Questão
What is dystocia?
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trouble giving birth
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None