

THE WAY LIFE BEGINS 



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The Reproductive Organs of the Rabbit 



Just as with the fish and the frog the reproductive organs 

 of the rabbit consist, in reality, of but two structures, the 



Vulva 



FIGURE 3 

 The reproductive organs of the female rabbit consist of the ovaries, the egg-tubes and the 

 branched uterus. The urinary organs which are closely related to the reproductive, include 

 the kidneys, the ureters and the bladder. Note that these two sets of organs utilize the same 

 outlet, the vagina. 



With here and there minor modifications the organs, as illustrated, are typical of most mam- 

 mals. In the human female the uterus (womb) is not double or paired (see Fig. 7— Page 64). 



paired ovaries and the ducts which lead from the ovaries to 

 the outside. The hen is no exception, except that one ovary 

 and one duct have disappeared. The first structures, the 



