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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. 
The Vagina. 
This is the cavity which connects the vulva and 
uterus. It varies in length from nine to twelve inches, 
Fic. 9. 
THE GENERATIVE ORGANS OF THE MARE 7” Situ. 
1, Body of the Uterus; 2,2, Cornua ofthe 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 
