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Avian Male Reproductive Tract - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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== Non-Protrusible Phallus ==
== Non-Protrusible Phallus ==
* Rudimentary non-protrusible phallus is seen in male Turkeys and chickens.
* Lies on the ventral lip of the vent.
* Consists of a small medial tubercle intimately associated on each side with lymphatic folds and vessels.
* When erect with lymph, the phallus develops a median groove.
** Median groove permits passage of ejaculate down into the everted female oviduct.
== Protrusible Phallus ==
== Protrusible Phallus ==