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Mammary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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''Innervation''
''Innervation''
* Sympathetic: Innervation to the blood vessels and teat sphincter smooth muscle via the '''genitofemoral nerve'''.
* '''Sympathetic''': Innervation to the blood vessels and teat sphincter smooth muscle via the '''genitofemoral nerve'''.
* Somatic: Ventral rami of spinal nerves. In the cow, spinal nerves L1-L4 and the pudendal nerve innervate the udder.
* '''Somatic''': Ventral rami of spinal nerves. In the cow, spinal nerves L1-L4 and the pudendal nerve innervate the udder.
Mammary glands are mainly under the influence of endocrine hormones.
Mammary glands are mainly under the influence of endocrine hormones.
[[Image:Mammary Gland innervation.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> Schematic showing the Innervation of the Bovine Udder(Courtesy of Proff.D.Kilroy (RVC))</center></small>]]