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caput, corpus, and caudal regions and it is and the anus. The kidney and ureter have
connected to the tubular vas deferens which the same composition as in males, except
transports sperms from the epididymis to that the urethra, which passes both urine
the urethra. The urethra not only carries the and sperms in males, in females the urethra
urine, but also sperms through the penis passes only urine conveyed from the bladder
to the outside of the body. On the left and and passes to the outside environment
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right of the urinary bladder there are folded through urethral opening. The vagina
glands called the seminal vesicles (vesicula terminates to the long duplex tubes one
seminalis) bearing a coagulating gland,
and below the urinary bladder, which store on each side called uterus, which later
urine. There are other glands known as accommodates multiple developing foetus.
prostate glands at each side of the urethra At the tip of each uterus is an ovary (eggs
and Cowper’s glands, which are small producing gland) which is enclosed within a
ovoid structures, found at the root of the thin-walled ovarian sac surrounded by fats.
penis. There are two preputial glands, each Each ovary is connected to the uterus via a
wrapped on one side of the ventral wall. single small undulating coil called fallopian
Urinogenital system of a female mouse tube (Figure 3.75).
The female pelvic area has three openings;
urethral opening, genital (vaginal) opening

Adrenal gland
Fat
Kidney Ovary

Uterus
Ureter
Mesovarium of oviduct
Bladder
Vagina
Cut pelvic girdle

Vagina
Anus
Clitoris

Figure 3.75 :The urinogenital system of a female mouse

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