veterinary reproduction
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moonlitglade on December 12, 2011
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reproduction
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 testes | The male gonads, which produce sperm and secrete male sex hormones. |
| testicular descent | MIF gets teste to inguinal canal, androgens bring them into scrotum |
| scrotum | sac that holds, protects and regulates the temperature of the testes |
| spermatic cord | a cord attached to the testis that contains the vas deferens, blood vessels, nerves and cremasteric muscle fibers |
| pampiniform plexus | network of testicular veins coiling the testicular artery, cooling device heat passes from arterial blood to venous blood |
| vaginal tunics | two layers of connective tissues that surround the testes in the scrotum, formed when the testes migrated into the scrotum |
| seminiferous tubules | NARROW, COILED TUBULES THAT PRODUCE SPERM IN THE TESTES |
| epididymus | structure in the male reproductive system in which sperm are fully matured and are stored |
| vas deferens | a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct |
| urethra | tube that carries urine from the bladder and releases it from the body; in males, tube through which semen is released from the body |
| prostrate gland | A SMALL GLAD THAT SURROUNDS THE MALE URETHRA WHERE IT EMERGES FROM THE URINARY BLADDER; IT SECRETES A FLUID THAT IS PART OF THE EJACULATORY FLUID. |
| penis | MALE ORGAN OF COPULATION |
| bulbis glandis | this permits dogs to "tie" during copulation |
| ovaries | female gonads, produce ova, estrogen and progesterone |
| oviducts | Fallopian tubes where the egg travels down to the uterus. |
| uterus | the hollow muscular organ of the female reproductive system in which a fertilized egg develops into a fetus |
| vagina | muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body |
| vulva | external parts of the female genitalia |
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