Across
- 2. Fusion of oocyte and sperm
- 3. Reaches lengths of over 200 mm in size and extends into contralateral horn by day 18 to 19 of gestation
- 5. This phase begins by day 19 of gestation, right after elongation
- 8. Transports oocyte after ovulation from ovary to oviduct
- 9. Takes approximately 8 hours to move through cervix and uterus to reach the oviduct and meet oocyte
- 13. Sperm’s “one true love”
- 14. Early-stage embryo, resides in tip of uterine horn
- 15. Occurs from day 12 to day 19 after fertilization
- 16. Fertilized egg
Down
- 1. Layer of tissue that lines the uterus
- 4. Made up of cotyledons and caruncles; involved in placentation
- 6. Meeting place of oocyte and sperm; fertilization occurs here
- 7. Average length in cattle is 283 days
- 10. Unborn calf that develops and grows inside the uterus
- 11. Can be determined between days 60 and 80 of gestations, no earlier than day 57
- 12. Can be detected by ultrasound in a 30-day old fetus