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| == Accessory Glands == | | == Accessory Glands == |
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− | * Several accessory glands
| + | The guinea pig has several accessory glands. |
− | ** '''Vesicular glands''': Large, yellow-white vermiform sacs lying in the caudal peritoneal cavity dorsal to the bladder and extending cranially into the abdomen.They are long and coiled in appearance, filled with semi-solid seminal secretions.
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− | ** '''Prostate gland''': Lies close to the base of the vesicular glands.
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− | ** '''Coagulating glands''': Lie close to the base of the vesicular glands.
| + | === Vesicular glands === |
− | ** '''Bulbourethral glands''': Oval, paired glands which lie close to the urethra at the ischial arch.
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| + | * Large, yellow-white vermiform sacs lying in the caudal peritoneal cavity dorsal to the bladder and extending cranially into the abdomen. |
| + | * They are long and coiled in appearance, filled with semi-solid seminal secretions. |
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| + | === Prostate gland === |
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| + | * Lies close to the base of the vesicular glands. |
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| + | === Coagulating glands === |
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| + | * Lie close to the base of the vesicular glands. |
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| + | === Bulbourethral glands === |
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| + | * Oval, paired glands which lie close to the urethra at the ischial arch. |
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| == Mammary Gland == | | == Mammary Gland == |