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Vagina and Vestibule - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 08:11, 9 September 2008
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** Secretions from these glands keeps the mucosa of the vestibule moist and facilitates coitus and parturition.
** Secretions from these glands keeps the mucosa of the vestibule moist and facilitates coitus and parturition.
** At oestrus, the odour of these secretions sexually stimulates the male.
** At oestrus, the odour of these secretions sexually stimulates the male.
=== Vestibular Bulbs ===
* Present in the mare and bitch
* Dark patches on the vestibular walls mark the position of vestibular bulbs.
* Vestibular bulbs are a concentration of veins forming erectile tissue, this is the female homologue of the bulb of the penis.
* During the dog's 'tie', the bulbs are erect and press against the penis, caudal to the enlarged bulb of the glans.
==Histology and Innervation==
==Histology and Innervation==