ANSC 1000.  The following review questions are intended to
  point out and help you understand some of the major points in
  the recommended reading material in Scientific Farm Animal
  Production (8th Ed.) by R. E. Taylor and T. G. Field.
   
CHAPTER 10:  Reproduction
  
  ** MALE **

  10-1.   Using Fig. 10.8 and 10.9 and your notes, identify the
          following parts of the male reproductive tract and
          give the functions of each.
  
          Scrotum -
  
          Testes -
  
          Epididymis -
  
          Vas deferens -
  
          Penis -
  
          Urethra (from class) -
  
          Glans penis (from class) -
  
          Sheath -
  
          Sigmoid flexure -
  
          Retractor penis muscle -
  
          Seminal vesicles
  
          Bulbourethral (also Cowper's) gland -
  
          Prostate gland -
  
  
  10-2.   Within the testis, where are the sperm produced?
  
          Which cells produce testosterone?  (Give both names
          used for these cells.)
  
  10-3.   MALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY.  (From your notes, Fig.
          19.3, and Chap. 10):
  
          What is a hormone?
  
          What part of the brain is referred to as the
          "integrator" of the brain's activities?
          Look at Fig. 19.3 (in the Lactation chapter).
  
          Where is the pituitary gland located?
  
          Name (not initials) the two gonadotropic hormones.
  
          What hormone from the hypothalamus stimulates the
          release of the gonadotropic hormones from the anterior
          pituitary gland?  
  
          What are the functions of FSH in the male?
  
          What are the functions of LH in the male?
 
          What are the functions of testosterone?
   
  ** FEMALE **
  
  10-4.   Using Fig. 10.1 and 10.2 and your notes, identify the
          following parts of the female reproductive tract and
          give the functions of each.
  
          Vulva -
  
          Vagina -
  
          Cervix -
  
          Uterus (body and horns) -
  
          Oviducts -
  
          Infundibulum -
  
          Ovaries -
  
  
  10-5.   Name two hormones produced by the ovaries and the
          structures on the ovaries that produce these hormones.
  
  10-6.   What is a follicle?  
  
          What is the "cavity" in the follicle called, and why
          is it important?
  
          What is another name for a mature follicle?
  
          Release of the ovum from the ovary is called what?
  
          Following release of the ovum, cells that were
          follicular cells change and become what kind of cells?
  
  10-7.   Where does fertilization take place?  Give the
          structure and location within that structure.
  
  10-8.   FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY.  (From your notes,
          Fig. 19.3, and Chap. 10):
  
          Which hormones stimulate the development of a new
          follicle?
  
          What are the functions of estrogen?
  
          Which hormone causes ovulation to occur?  What are two
          other functions of this hormone at the time of
          ovulation?
  
          What are the functions of progesterone?
  
  10-9.   What is the difference between "estrus" and "estrous?"
  
  10-10.  What is length (days) of the estrous cycle and
          gestation for  
                         cows?
                         sows?
                         ewes?
                         mares?
  
  10-11.  Consider the bitch, fox, cow, ewe, sow, mare:  Which
          of these are....
  
          Monestrous?
  
          Polyestrous?
 
          Seasonally polyestrous?
  
  10-12.  Changing daylight length has what effects on the
          estrous cycles of farm animals?
  
  10-13.  What are the behavioral signs of estrus?
  
  10-14.  Approximately how many days after fertilization does
          attachment of the placental membranes occur in

          cows?

          sows?
  
          Where does attachment occur?
  
          What happens at the site of attachment that is
          important to the developing fetus?
  
  10-15.  What occurs during the embryonic stage of development?
  
  10-16.  Is parturition initiated by the mother or the fetus? 
          What hormone initiates the process of parturition?
  
  10-17.  Describe the normal presentation (orientation) of
          calves and lambs at the time of parturition.
  
  Read the last paragraph in Chap. 10 and go to Chap. 26 and read 
  the first two sections, (Cow-Calf Management and Management for 
  Optimum Calf-Crop Percentatges); also see the review questions 
  for Chap. 26 at this Web site.
  
  10-18.  Describe management guidelines that a producer can
          utilize to have a high reproductive performance in his
          herd.  Consider nutrition, body condition, cows should
          be gaining weight going into calving and until bred,
          preventing dystocia.....
  
          What is the primary cause of dystocia.  How can it be
          prevented?