ANATOMY. 



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by some to be the means of prolonging the act of 

 copulation in this feline. 



In the female Sheep, the hymen is often repre- 

 sented by a delicate band stretching obliquely across 

 the cavity, and even this is sometimes absent. 



Th.e Vagina. 



This is the cavity which connects the vulva and 

 uterus. It varies in length from nine to twelve inches. 



Fig. 9. 



The Generative Organs of the Mare in situ. 



I, Body of the Uterus; 2, 2, Corn ua of the Uterus; 3, Vagina; 4, Bladder; 

 5, Rectum; 6, Sphincter of the Anus; 7, Constrictor Muscle of the 

 Vulva; 8, Bulb of the Vagina; 9, Ovary and Fimbriated Body; 10, 

 Fallopian Tubes; 11, Kidney; 12, 12, Broad Ligament. 



and the membrane of its walls is very loosely attached 

 to the sub-mucous tissue. In the normal condition 

 this membrane is thrown into folds, which in the Cow 

 are always in a transverse direction, and in the Mare 



