Difference between revisions of "Chinchilla Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology"
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== Male == | == Male == | ||
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| + | * Thin-walled scrotal diverticula extend cranially on either side of the base of the penis. | ||
| + | ** Only a very slight scrotal region is visible externally. | ||
| + | * Each diverticulum is occupied by the tail of the epididymis. | ||
| + | * Testes and head of the '''epididymis''' is in the region of the '''inguinal ring'''. | ||
| + | * Large fat body extends cranially into the abdominal cavity from the cranial pole of each testis. | ||
| + | * '''Vesicular glands''' are very long and tubular. | ||
== Female == | == Female == | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 15 July 2008
Male
- Thin-walled scrotal diverticula extend cranially on either side of the base of the penis.
- Only a very slight scrotal region is visible externally.
- Each diverticulum is occupied by the tail of the epididymis.
- Testes and head of the epididymis is in the region of the inguinal ring.
- Large fat body extends cranially into the abdominal cavity from the cranial pole of each testis.
- Vesicular glands are very long and tubular.