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Guinea Pig Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:37, 18 July 2008
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== Male ==
== Male ==
* Known as the Boar.
== Penis==
* Os penis
* Caudoventral to the urethral opening is a pouch containing two horny '''styles''' (projections).
** Evert externally during erection of the penis.
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== Testes ==
* Two testes
* Inguinal canal remains open throughout life.
* In mature, breeding boars the large testes lie in the scrotum either side of the genital opening.
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== Accessory Glands==
* Several accessory glands
** '''Vesicular glands''': long and coiled
** '''Prostate gland'''
** '''Coagulating glands'''
** '''Bulbourethral glands'''
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== Mammary Gland ==
* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
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