ANSC 446

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ANSC 446

• Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction
• Tues. Thur. 200 - 315
• Rm. 0408

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Syllabus

• Contact information on sheet
• WWW site with class notes
• Textbook - Pathways to Pregnancy Parturition
• Required reading with items on quizzes
• Grading
• 6 quizzes 75
• Final Exam 25

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Whos Here

• Class roll

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Sequence of Events
Fig. 1-1 Not available on WWW
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History
Figure 1-2 not available on WWW
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History

• Aristotle
• 384 - 322 BC
• Proposed that fetus originates from menstrual
  blood

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History

• Fallopius
• 1562 AD
• Discovered described oviduct

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History

• Coiter
• 1573 AD
• Discovered and described the corpus luteum

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History

• Regnier de Graaf
• 1672
• Discovered described the antral follicle

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History

• Van Leeuwenhoek
• 1677
• Discovered described spermatozoa in semen

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History

• Spallanzani
• 1780
• Hypothesized that spermatozoa were fertilizing
  agents
• Successfully artificially inseminated a dog

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History

• Dumas
• 1825
• Proved that sperm egg united during
  fertilization to form embryo

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Female Repro Tract

• Ovaries
• Oviducts
• Uterus
• Cervix
• Vagina
• External Genitalia

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Female Repro Tract

• Reproductive tract lies below rectum
• Seperated by rectogenital pouch
• (Fig. 2-1)
• Female tract is a series of tubes
• Serosa (outer)
• Muscularis
• Submucosa
• Mucosa (inner)

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Figure 2-5
Not available on WWW
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Female Repro Tract

• Reproductive tract is surrounded by peritoneum,
  which forms broad ligament
• Components of the broad ligament
• Mesovarium
• Mesosalpinx
• Mesometrium

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Figure 2-6
Not Available on WWW
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Ovary

• Ovary is constantly changing
• Follicles
• Corpus Luteum
• Corpus Albicans
• Figure 2-8

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Figure 2-8
Figure not available on WWW