ANSC 340 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
What axis controls reproductive cyclicity in the female - ANS Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal
Axis
The submucosa is important for tubal structures to contract and release - ANS False
What is the orientation (order) of the tubal layers in the female reproductive tract -
ANS Lumen
Mucosa
Submucosa
muscularis
Serosa
the vulva when stimulated after artificial insemination in mature cows will result in a -6%
increase in conception rates - ANS false
the part of the vagina that is closest to the cervix is the - ANS Fornix vagina
High levels of progesterone causes a thick mucous plug to form in the cervix - ANS true
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,A female would have a toned uterus if ________ was high in her blood stream - ANS Estrogen
livestock females have a _______ uterine classification - ANS Bicornuate
Endometrial folds are associated with cow and sheep uteri - ANS false
the muscularis in the uterus is referred to as the - ANS myometrium
the oviduct is a connection tubule between the uterus and ovary. - ANS true
the ______ has a grape-like structure to their ovaries. - ANS Sow
a corpus luteum, when dominant on the ovary, produces - ANS progesterone
if Tom were trying to find the ovary in one of these heifer what "structure" would he be feeling
for? - ANS 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 - ANS Vagina
when palpating a ovary in a heifer cow, a follicle would feel like - ANS A water blister
"open" refers to a female that is bred or pregnant. - ANS 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?" -
ANS Epididymis
The ________ suspends the testes away from the body cavity. - ANS spermatic chord
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, The cremaster muscle is striated muscle that surrounds the spermatic cord. - ANS true
The scrotum contains vasculature for the testes. - ANS false
the area of the testes that contains the seminiferous tubules, blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics,
connective tissue and leydig cells is the - ANS testicular parenchyma
sertoli cells are located in the tubal compartment of the seminiferous tubules - ANS true
germ cells reside in which compartment? - ANS Tubular
leydig cells produce inhibin - ANS false
Which area of the epididymis would you find non-motile and non-fertile sperm? - ANS head
The ___________ gland secretes the gel fraction of the ejaculate to clean out urine. -
ANS Bulbourethral
What part of a dog's penis can be damaged if torn a part during mating? - ANS Bulbus glandis
Scrotal temperature must be _____ below body temperature to produce viable sperm. -
ANS 5 degrees celsius
Counter-current blood heat exchange is regulated by - ANS Pampiniform Plexus
Jared's bull infertility issue has to do with thermoregulation of the testes: specifically, -
ANS fat deposition in the testes and insulation
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
What axis controls reproductive cyclicity in the female - ANS Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal
Axis
The submucosa is important for tubal structures to contract and release - ANS False
What is the orientation (order) of the tubal layers in the female reproductive tract -
ANS Lumen
Mucosa
Submucosa
muscularis
Serosa
the vulva when stimulated after artificial insemination in mature cows will result in a -6%
increase in conception rates - ANS false
the part of the vagina that is closest to the cervix is the - ANS Fornix vagina
High levels of progesterone causes a thick mucous plug to form in the cervix - ANS true
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,A female would have a toned uterus if ________ was high in her blood stream - ANS Estrogen
livestock females have a _______ uterine classification - ANS Bicornuate
Endometrial folds are associated with cow and sheep uteri - ANS false
the muscularis in the uterus is referred to as the - ANS myometrium
the oviduct is a connection tubule between the uterus and ovary. - ANS true
the ______ has a grape-like structure to their ovaries. - ANS Sow
a corpus luteum, when dominant on the ovary, produces - ANS progesterone
if Tom were trying to find the ovary in one of these heifer what "structure" would he be feeling
for? - ANS 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 - ANS Vagina
when palpating a ovary in a heifer cow, a follicle would feel like - ANS A water blister
"open" refers to a female that is bred or pregnant. - ANS 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?" -
ANS Epididymis
The ________ suspends the testes away from the body cavity. - ANS spermatic chord
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, The cremaster muscle is striated muscle that surrounds the spermatic cord. - ANS true
The scrotum contains vasculature for the testes. - ANS false
the area of the testes that contains the seminiferous tubules, blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics,
connective tissue and leydig cells is the - ANS testicular parenchyma
sertoli cells are located in the tubal compartment of the seminiferous tubules - ANS true
germ cells reside in which compartment? - ANS Tubular
leydig cells produce inhibin - ANS false
Which area of the epididymis would you find non-motile and non-fertile sperm? - ANS head
The ___________ gland secretes the gel fraction of the ejaculate to clean out urine. -
ANS Bulbourethral
What part of a dog's penis can be damaged if torn a part during mating? - ANS Bulbus glandis
Scrotal temperature must be _____ below body temperature to produce viable sperm. -
ANS 5 degrees celsius
Counter-current blood heat exchange is regulated by - ANS Pampiniform Plexus
Jared's bull infertility issue has to do with thermoregulation of the testes: specifically, -
ANS fat deposition in the testes and insulation
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
