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Camelid Female Anatomy - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* Induced [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulator]]
== Ovary ==
* Located ~36 cm from the opening of the vulva but are subject to great variations depending on the physiological stage.
** For example, during pregnancy they becomes more ventral and are pulled forward during the advancing stages thus making them very difficult to palpate.
* The left ovary is generally more cranio-ventral in postion than the right ovary.
* The ovary is attached to the broad ligament by a well-defined strong ligament which extends from the hilus of the ovary to the tip of the corresponding uterine horn.
* Both ovaries are enclosed within a fold of the mesosalpinx known as the ovarian bursa, the apex of this bursa forms a large circular orifice within which lies the fimbriae of the oviduct.
* Their general appearance and size varies according to the age and activity of the animal. ** In the prepubertal animals they have a smooth and glistening surface with several raised small vesicles (2 - 5 mm in diameter) throughout the surface which correspond to the follicles.
** In anoestrous females the ovaries are oval or circular, flattened laterally and have an irregular surface due to many small follicles.
** During the breeding season, mature follicles and current copora lutea (CL) project from the main contour of the ovary and give it a more lobular form.
*** This lobulation increases with increased number of previous ovulations or pregnancies and is due mainly to the presence of old corpora albicantia.
== Oviduct ==
* Y-shaped [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]]
* Y-shaped [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]]
* Almost all pregnancies carried in the left Uterine Horn.
* Almost all pregnancies carried in the left Uterine Horn.
* Ova shed from the right ovary must migrate down the right Uterine Horn to the Uterine Body and up the left Uterine Horn in order to [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Implantation-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|establish pregnancy]].
* Ova shed from the right ovary must migrate down the right Uterine Horn to the Uterine Body and up the left Uterine Horn in order to [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Implantation-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|establish pregnancy]].
== Hymen ==
== Hymen ==