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Vagina and Vestibule - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 07:52, 9 September 2008
, 07:52, 9 September 2008→Anatomical Boundaries
The vagina constitutes the cranial part of the female copulatory organ.
The vagina constitutes the cranial part of the female copulatory organ.
=Anatomical Boundaries=
== Vagina ==
* Extends from the external ostium of the Uterus to the entrance of the Urethra.
* Extends from the external ostium of the Uterus to the entrance of the Urethra.
* Long and thin walled.
* Located in the median position within the pelvic cavity.
* Located between the rectum dorsally and bladder ventrally.
* Mostly retroperitoneal, but the cranial parts are covered by peritoneum.
=== Cow & Mare ===
* Protruding cervix restricts the lumen of the cranial vagina to a ring-like space known as the fornix.
==Histology and Innervation==
==Histology and Innervation==