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hollowed hilus of the kidney. The slender ureter carries the urine 

 from each kidney to the urinary bladder. From here it is carried to 

 the exterior by the urethra. 



Reproduction and Life History 



The ovaries of the female cat are small, yellowish, oval bodies each 

 about the size of a large navy bean and located against the dorsal 



RIGHT KIDNEY 



R. URETER 



-URINARY BLADDER 



R. VAS DEFERENS 



INGUINAL CANAL 



PROSTATE GLAND 

 URETHRA 

 RIGHT BULBO- 

 URETHRAL GLAND 



PENIS 



R. TESTIS 



Fig. 353. — Urinogenital system of male cat. (Drawn by Titus Evans.) 



body wall just posterior to the kidney. On the surfaces of the 

 ovaries are a number of projections, the graafian follicles, in each of 

 which is a developing egg or ovum. Each of the two oviducts or 

 Fallopiayi tubes has a funnel-shaped end or ostium which fits loosely 

 around the ovary. The oviduct leads into the horn of the uterus. The 

 two uterine horns join in the body of the uterus which continues pos- 



