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ANATOMY OF THE WOOD RAT 



FEMALE ORGANS 



The uteral horns of the first specimen of Homodontomys 

 dissected measured 30 mm. for the right and 40 for the 

 left. From the tip of either there extends dorsad the nor- 



FiG. 22. Urogenital organs of female Teonoma: clitoris pulled forward 

 by hook (a). 



mal broad Hgament. The ovaries in the specimens ex- 

 amined were inconspicuous, as were the fallopian tubes at 

 their bases. The convergence of the uterine horns is some- 

 what V-shaped and the uteral body, extending caudad 

 from their junction, measured about 30 mm. in length. 

 In a specimen of Neotoma the uteral horns both measured 



