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Female Reproductive Tract - Horse Anatomy (view source)
Revision as of 15:45, 26 November 2012
, 15:45, 26 November 2012→Uterus
[[Image:Mare Uterus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Mare Uterus- Courtesy of A.Crook, Copyright RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Mare Uterus.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Mare Uterus- Courtesy of A.Crook, Copyright RVC 2008]]
The mare has a [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology|bicornuate uterus]], consisting of a large body and two divergent horns.
The mare has a [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology|bicornuate uterus]], consisting of a large body and two divergent horns.
===Perimetrium===
Serosal connective tissue layer continuous with the [[Broad Ligament - Anatomy & Physiology|Broad Ligament]].
===Myometrium===
Muscularis layer made up from thick '''inner circular smooth muscle layer''' and thin '''outer longitudinal muscle layer'''. The circular and longitudinal layers are seperated by the '''Stratum Vasculare''', a connective tissue layer containing the blood vessels and nerves of the uterine wall.
===Endometrium===
Mucosa & Submucosa layer containing endometrial glands. The surface of the endometrium has uterine folds in the mare.
==Cervix==
==Cervix==
==Vagina and Vestibule==
==Vagina and Vestibule==