Chicken anatomy & physiology, female reproductive system
infundibulum
What is the first part of the oviduct that accepts the ovum and is also where fertilization takes place?
vitelline membrane
What is the name of the membrane that surrounds the yolk?
candling
What is the name of the process used by commercial farms to find eggs containing blood and meat spots so that those eggs are not sent to market?
Gallus gallus domesticus
What is the scientific genus and species name for chickens?
magnum
What part of the oviduct follows the infundibulum and is the site where albumen (egg white) is added to the ovum?
shell gland/uterus
What part of the oviduct follows the isthmus and is the site where the hard calcium carbonate shell is formed? The ovum remains here for about 20 hours.
isthmus
What part of the oviduct follows the magnum and is the site where the inner & outer shell membranes are added to the ovum?
47 percent
What percent of a hen's bone calcium is used to make the hard shell of the egg?
clutch
What term describes a set of eggs laid each day?
ovum
What term describes the follicle that develops in the ovary?
oviposition
What term describes the laying of the fully formed egg?
altricial
What term refers to birds that are still underdeveloped when hatched and require a considerable amount of parental care before they are able to get up and survive on their own? ex: pigeons and song birds
precocial
What term refers to birds that are well developed when hatched and are able to get up and walk around on their own very quickly? ex: chickens, ducks, turkeys
albumen
What thick white substance surrounds the yolk?
3:00 p.m.
What time of day will hens usually stop ovulating?
sperm host glands
Name the glands near the junction of the vagina and the shell gland where sperm are stored for long periods of time (10 days to 2 weeks) until they travel to the infundibulum for fertilization.
chooks
What are chickens called in Australia & New Zealand regardless of sex and age?
roosters
What are male chickens called in the U.S.?
blood spots
If a small break occurs in one of the tiny blood vessels around the yolk when it is ovulated what could appear?
meat spots
If part of the oviduct is sloughed off as the ovum receives the albumen layer, what might appear in the egg white? .
ovary, oviduct
The female reproductive system of the chicken is divided into what two separate parts?
chicks
What are baby chickens called?
cloaca
Where does the fully formed egg exit the hen's body? It is also the exit site for defecation.
cockerels
what are male chickens called if they are under a year old?
hens
what are mature female chickens called in the U.S.?
