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Female Reproductive Tract - Horse Anatomy (view source)
Revision as of 15:32, 26 November 2012
, 15:32, 26 November 2012→Oviducts
===Uterotubal Junction===
===Uterotubal Junction===
The oviducts open into the uterine horn through the uterine '''ostium'''. This marks the site of the '''uterotubal junction'''. This junction is gradual in ruminants and pigs, but abrupt in the horse and carnivores. In the horse, the uterine ostium is located on top of a papilla, which forms a barrier against ascending infections.
The oviducts open into the uterine horn through the uterine '''ostium'''. This marks the site of the '''uterotubal junction'''. This junction is gradual in ruminants and pigs, but abrupt in the horse and carnivores. In the horse, the uterine ostium is located on top of a papilla, which forms a barrier against ascending infections.
===Histology===
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Image:Fimbrae.jpg|Histological Section of the Oviduct to show Fimbriae of the Infundibulum- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008
Image:Oviduct Ampulla.jpg|Histological Cross-Section of the Oviduct to show the Ampulla- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008
Image:Isthmus.jpg|Histological Cross-Section of the Oviduct to show the Isthmus- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008
</gallery></center>
====Infundibulum====
Fimbriae are finger-like projections that aid the infundibulum in gliding over the surface of the ovary.
=== Ampulla ===
*Ciliated Columna Epithelium
*Thin muscularis layer
*Fern-like mucosal folds
=== Isthmus ===
*Simple columnar epithelium
*Thick muscularis layer divided into inner circular layer and outer longditudinal layer
*Few mucosal folds
==Vasculature==
*Tubal branch of the ovarian artery.
==Uterus==
==Uterus==
==Cervix==
==Cervix==
==Vagina and Vestibule==
==Vagina and Vestibule==