358 DISSECTION OF THE KABBIT. 



sal wall of the urino-genital canal, behind the 

 prostate. 

 1. The rectum is a white tube, with rather thick 

 muscular walk, lying dorsal to the urino-genital 

 organs, and close to the ventral surface of the 

 sacrum. 



m. The perinseal glands are a pair of elongated glan- 

 dular bodies, dark in colour, and about three- 

 quarters of an inch long. They lie at the sides 

 of the penis, and in the anterior waUs of the 

 perinseal sacs, into which their ducts open. 



n. The rectal glands are a pair of pale yellowish 

 bodies, much larger than the perineal glands, and 

 lying along the sides and posterior surface of the 

 last two inches of the rectum. 



Slit up with scisso7-s the urino-genital canal along its 

 tvhole length, in the mid-ventral line. 



0. The aperture of the uterus maseulinus is a large 



crescentic opening in the dorsal wall of the 



urino-genital canal. 

 p. The verumonlanum is a small vascular papilla, 



immediately behind the aperture of the uterus 



maseulinus. 

 q. The apertures of the ducts of the prostatic glands 



are small slit-like openings at the sides of the 



verumontanum. 



The Female Rabbit. 



1. The urinary system is the same as in the male, except 



that the ureters open into the bladder much further 

 forwards, close to its anterior end. 



2. The reproductive system. 



Bermve the pelvic symphysis as in the male (p. 356) ; and 

 inflate the vagina and bladder with a blowpipe, inserted into 

 the vulva. Ligature the vestibule about an inch in front of 

 the vulva to prevent the air escaping. 



