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Quiz Endocrine Control of Oestrous

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A quiz based on the syllabus for Breeding and Stud Management in the FDSC Equine Science and Management

 

Hard QUIZ 23 QUESTIONS
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1

Where does the pituitary gland lie?

2

What hormones does the posterior lobe secrete?

3

What hormones does the anterior lobe produce?

4

What does FSH stimulate the development of?

5

What do ovarian follicles secrete?

6

What hormone is responsible for oestrus signs?

7

What does rising blood levels of oestrogen stimulate?

8

What does secretion of LH do?

9

What does the corpus luteum secrete?

10

Which hormone is responsible for diestrus signs in the mare?

11

What ends diestrus?

12

What does prosteglandin do?

13

Which hormones levels fall to zero after prostaglandin has been released?

14

How long is the mare in diestrus?

15

What does falling progesterone levels do?

16

How long is the mare in oestrus?

17

What does the vulva do in diestrus?

18

What is the vagina like in diestrus?

19

What is the cervix like in diestrus?

20

When is oxytocin important?

21

What is another name for the yellow body?

22

Where is FSH secreted?

23

Where does ovulation occur?