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==Female==
 
==Female==
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* Empties at the external urethral orifice
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* Empties at the external urethral orifice on the ventral wall of the vagina
* Ventral wall of vagina
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* This is often at the vestibulo vaginal junction
* At the vestibulo vaginal junction
   
* Only urine passes through it
 
* Only urine passes through it
 
* The urethral submucosa has a network of veins which may contribute to continence by forming a kind of erectile tissue.
 
* The urethral submucosa has a network of veins which may contribute to continence by forming a kind of erectile tissue.
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** Short and wide - mare
 
** Short and wide - mare
 
** 2 fossa - bitch
 
** 2 fossa - bitch
** Sub urethral diverticulum - cow and sow
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** Suburethral diverticulum - cow and sow
    
==Male==
 
==Male==
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