368 DISSECTION OF THE RABBIT. 



1. The perineal glands are a pair of elongated glan- 

 dular bodies, dark in colour, and about three- 

 quarters of an inch long. They He at the sides 

 of the penis, and in the anterior walls of the 

 perineal sacs, into which their ducts open. 



m. The rectal glands are a pair of pale yellowish 

 bodies, much larger than the perinseal glands, 

 and lying along the sides and posterior surface 

 of the last two inches of the rectum. 



Slit up with scissors the urino-genital canal along its whole 

 length, in the mid-ventral line. 



n. The aperture of the uterus masculinus is a large 

 crescentic opening in the dorsal wall of the 

 urino-genital canal. 



o. The verumontanum is a small vascular papilla, 

 immediately behind the aperture of the uterus 

 masculinus. 



p. The apertures of the ducts of the prostatic glands 



are small slit-like openings at the sides of the 

 verumontanum. 



B. The Female Rabbit. 



1. The urinary system is the same as in the male, except 



that the ureters open into the bladder much further 

 forwards, close to its anterior end. 



2. The reproductive system. 



Divide the pelvic symphysis as in the male (p. 366) ; and 

 inflate the vagina and bladder with a blowpipe, inserted into 

 the vulva. Ligature the vestibule about an inch in front of 

 the vulva to prevent the air escaping. 



a. The ovaries are a pair of oval bodies, of a pale 

 yellowish colour, and about three-quarters of an 

 inch long, attached to the dorsal wall of the 

 abdomen, behind the kidneys and about an inch 

 in front of the crests of the ilia. 



