ANSC 340 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ The submucosa is important for tubal structures to contract and
release. Answer: False
◉ What is the orientation (order) of the tubal layers in the female
reproductive tract. Answer: Lumen
Mucosa
Submucosa
muscularis
Serosa
◉ the vulva when stimulated after artificial insemination in mature
cows will result in a -6% increase in conception rates. Answer: false
◉ the part of the vagina that is closest to the cervix is the. Answer:
Fornix vagina
◉ High levels of progesterone causes a thick mucous plug to form in
the cervix. Answer: true
,◉ A female would have a toned uterus if ________ was high in her
blood stream. Answer: Estrogen
◉ livestock females have a _______ uterine classification. Answer:
Bicornuate
◉ Endometrial folds are associated with cow and sheep uteri.
Answer: false
◉ the muscularis in the uterus is referred to as the. Answer:
myometrium
◉ the oviduct is a connection tubule between the uterus and ovary..
Answer: true
◉ the ______ has a grape-like structure to their ovaries.. Answer: Sow
◉ a corpus luteum, when dominant on the ovary, produces. Answer:
progesterone
◉ if Tom were trying to find the ovary in one of these heifer what
"structure" would he be feeling for?. Answer: Almond
,◉ if you were a sperm cell, lets call you "lucky", and you were
deposited into the heifer's tract via natural service (i.e. by the bull),
where are you deposited. Answer: Vagina
◉ when palpating a ovary in a heifer cow, a follicle would feel like.
Answer: A water blister
◉ "open" refers to a female that is bred or pregnant.. Answer: False
◉ After sperm cells are produced in the testes, sperm then travels to
the "finishing shop" for maturation & storage. What anatomical
structure is analogous to the "finishing shop?". Answer: Epididymis
◉ The ________ suspends the testes away from the body cavity..
Answer: spermatic chord
◉ The cremaster muscle is striated muscle that surrounds the
spermatic cord.. Answer: true
◉ The scrotum contains vasculature for the testes.. Answer: false
◉ the area of the testes that contains the seminiferous tubules,
blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics, connective tissue and leydig cells
is the. Answer: testicular parenchyma
, ◉ sertoli cells are located in the tubal compartment of the
seminiferous tubules. Answer: true
◉ germ cells reside in which compartment?. Answer: Tubular
◉ leydig cells produce inhibin. Answer: false
◉ Which area of the epididymis would you find non-motile and non-
fertile sperm?. Answer: head
◉ The ___________ gland secretes the gel fraction of the ejaculate to
clean out urine.. Answer: Bulbourethral
◉ What part of a dog's penis can be damaged if torn a part during
mating?. Answer: Bulbus glandis
◉ Scrotal temperature must be _____ below body temperature to
produce viable sperm.. Answer: 5 degrees celsius
◉ Counter-current blood heat exchange is regulated by. Answer:
Pampiniform Plexus
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ The submucosa is important for tubal structures to contract and
release. Answer: False
◉ What is the orientation (order) of the tubal layers in the female
reproductive tract. Answer: Lumen
Mucosa
Submucosa
muscularis
Serosa
◉ the vulva when stimulated after artificial insemination in mature
cows will result in a -6% increase in conception rates. Answer: false
◉ the part of the vagina that is closest to the cervix is the. Answer:
Fornix vagina
◉ High levels of progesterone causes a thick mucous plug to form in
the cervix. Answer: true
,◉ A female would have a toned uterus if ________ was high in her
blood stream. Answer: Estrogen
◉ livestock females have a _______ uterine classification. Answer:
Bicornuate
◉ Endometrial folds are associated with cow and sheep uteri.
Answer: false
◉ the muscularis in the uterus is referred to as the. Answer:
myometrium
◉ the oviduct is a connection tubule between the uterus and ovary..
Answer: true
◉ the ______ has a grape-like structure to their ovaries.. Answer: Sow
◉ a corpus luteum, when dominant on the ovary, produces. Answer:
progesterone
◉ if Tom were trying to find the ovary in one of these heifer what
"structure" would he be feeling for?. Answer: Almond
,◉ if you were a sperm cell, lets call you "lucky", and you were
deposited into the heifer's tract via natural service (i.e. by the bull),
where are you deposited. Answer: Vagina
◉ when palpating a ovary in a heifer cow, a follicle would feel like.
Answer: A water blister
◉ "open" refers to a female that is bred or pregnant.. Answer: False
◉ After sperm cells are produced in the testes, sperm then travels to
the "finishing shop" for maturation & storage. What anatomical
structure is analogous to the "finishing shop?". Answer: Epididymis
◉ The ________ suspends the testes away from the body cavity..
Answer: spermatic chord
◉ The cremaster muscle is striated muscle that surrounds the
spermatic cord.. Answer: true
◉ The scrotum contains vasculature for the testes.. Answer: false
◉ the area of the testes that contains the seminiferous tubules,
blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics, connective tissue and leydig cells
is the. Answer: testicular parenchyma
, ◉ sertoli cells are located in the tubal compartment of the
seminiferous tubules. Answer: true
◉ germ cells reside in which compartment?. Answer: Tubular
◉ leydig cells produce inhibin. Answer: false
◉ Which area of the epididymis would you find non-motile and non-
fertile sperm?. Answer: head
◉ The ___________ gland secretes the gel fraction of the ejaculate to
clean out urine.. Answer: Bulbourethral
◉ What part of a dog's penis can be damaged if torn a part during
mating?. Answer: Bulbus glandis
◉ Scrotal temperature must be _____ below body temperature to
produce viable sperm.. Answer: 5 degrees celsius
◉ Counter-current blood heat exchange is regulated by. Answer:
Pampiniform Plexus
