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muscular wall. This portion of the serous coat contains the larger 

 vessels and nerves, which are distributed to the inner coats. 



FIG. 463. TRANSECTION OF THE UTERUS OF AN APE. 



a, mucosa; b, circular muscle; c, longitudinal muscle; d, serous coat; e, lateral 

 ligament;/, Wolffian tube; g, blood-vessels. X 4. (After Sobotta.) 



Blood Supply. The arteries of the oviduct are derived from the 

 uterine and ovarian vessels. The larger divisions find their way through 

 the connective tissue of the serosa whence they send smaller branches 

 inward to form a plexus between the layers of the muscular wall and 

 among the bundles of circular muscle fibers. From this plexus capillaries 



