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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 



°-M 



o 







uc 





BL 



K H 



m 



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

 O, O, Ovarv ; Ov, oviduct ; /'uterus; L/C, uterine cornu ; BL, broad 

 ligament ; V, vagina ; Vu, vulva; CI, clitoris ; //, 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 



