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or cystic but never to a great extent. The Wolffian duct (Fig. 

 81) runs towards the body of the uterus in the meso-salpinx ; it 

 reaches the side of the uterus and passing down in the superficial 



Mullerian duct.^ 

 epoophoron_ 



hydatid 



right ouary 

 Wolffian duct, 

 paroophoron 



passing into 

 wall of uterus 



duct, of Gartner 

 rectum 



vagina 



opening at margin of 

 uaginal orifice 



Fig. 81. — Remnants of the Wolffian Body in the Female. 



tissue of the cervix and vagina, terminates in the vulval cleft at 

 the outer side of the opening of the vagina near the duct of 

 Bartholin. Only the upper part of the duct (meso-salpingeal 

 part) persists in women. The uterine and vaginal segments 

 disappear. Parts of these may remain ; they constantly do so 

 in the sow. The uterine and vaginal segments, if they persist, 

 get the name of duct of Gartner. The genital tubules, those 

 attached to or connected with the ovary, persist and form the 

 epoophoron, Organ of Eosenmuller, or parovarium (Fig. 81). 

 They frequently become cystic and give rise to large tumours. 

 The renal Wolffian tubules — those which acted as renal structures 

 in the embryo, also persist, sometimes unconnected with the 

 duct. They lie between the ovary and uterus and form the 

 paroophoron (Fig. 81). They too may form cysts. 

 2. In the Male. 



In the male (Fig. 82) the Wolffian duct forms : 

 (1) The tube of the epididymis, which is coiled up in the^ 

 globus major, body and globus minor of the epididymis ; 



