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of the bladder is continued backwards, through the 

 pelvic cavity, as the urinogenital canal or urethra, on 

 the dorsal side of which, just in front of a rounded 



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FIG. 144. The urinogeiiital organs of the Rabbit. A, of male ; B, of female ; from 

 the left side (about nat. size). The kidney and proximal end of the ureter, in A 

 the spermary, and in B the ovary, uterine tube, and uterus are not shown. 

 an. anus ; bl. urinary bladder ; c. c. corpus cavernosum ; c. s. corpus spongiosum ; 

 c. gl. Cowper's gland ; g. cl. apex of clitoris ; g. p. apex of penis ; p. gl. perineal 

 gland, and />. gl'. aperture of its duct on the perineal space ; pr. anterior ; pr'. 

 posterior, and pr", lateral lobes of prostate ; ret. rectum ; r. gl. rectal gland ; 

 u. g. a. urinogenital aperture ; u. m. uterus masculinus ; ur. ureter ; va. vagina ; 

 vb. vestibule ; v. d. vas deferens. (From Parker's Zootomy.) 



elevation, is an aperture by means of which the uterus 

 masculinus and vasa deferentia open into it. 



A prostate gland (pr. gl), consisting of several lobes, is 

 embedded in the walls of the uterus masculinus and opens by 

 small ducts on either side of the elevation just referred to ; 

 and a pair of smaller, ovoid Cowper's glands communicate 

 with the urinogenital canal further back. 



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