28 Diseases of the Genital Organs 



in which are numerous tubular structures of a glandular 

 character, the utricular glands, believed to secrete the so- 

 called uterine milk, which is presumed to play an important 

 role in the nutrition of the ovum pending the formation of 

 the embryo and the establishment of its intricate connection 



O, 



O 







Fig. 12 — Non-gravid Uterus of Mare viewed from the Dorsal Surface. 

 O, O, Ovary ; Ov, oviduct ; U, uterus ; UC, uterine cornu ; BL, broad 

 ligament ; I\ vagina ; Vu, vulva; CI, clitoris ; H, hymen. 



with the mucous membrane through the chorion. Yet more 

 important, it is through a special elaboration of the uterine 

 mucosa that the highly intricate and essential maternal 

 placenta is formed, to constitute a physical and physiologic 



