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The vagina constitutes the cranial part of the female copulatory organ. | The vagina constitutes the cranial part of the female copulatory organ. | ||
| − | + | =Anatomical Boundaries= | |
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| + | == Vagina == | ||
* Extends from the external ostium of the Uterus to the entrance of the Urethra. | * Extends from the external ostium of the Uterus to the entrance of the Urethra. | ||
| + | * Long and thin walled. | ||
| + | * Located in the median position within the pelvic cavity. | ||
| + | * Located between the rectum dorsally and bladder ventrally. | ||
| + | * Mostly retroperitoneal, but the cranial parts are covered by peritoneum. | ||
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| + | === Cow & Mare === | ||
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| + | * Protruding cervix restricts the lumen of the cranial vagina to a ring-like space known as the fornix. | ||
==Histology and Innervation== | ==Histology and Innervation== | ||
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Introduction
The vagina constitutes the cranial part of the female copulatory organ.
Anatomical Boundaries
Vagina
- Extends from the external ostium of the Uterus to the entrance of the Urethra.
- Long and thin walled.
- Located in the median position within the pelvic cavity.
- Located between the rectum dorsally and bladder ventrally.
- Mostly retroperitoneal, but the cranial parts are covered by peritoneum.
Cow & Mare
- Protruding cervix restricts the lumen of the cranial vagina to a ring-like space known as the fornix.