Difference between revisions of "Vagina and Vestibule - Anatomy & Physiology"
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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 and the vestibule constitutes the caudal part. |
=Anatomical Boundaries= | =Anatomical Boundaries= | ||
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Introduction
The vagina constitutes the cranial part of the female copulatory organ and the vestibule constitutes the caudal part.
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.