Female reproductive system

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

  • It consists of a pair of ovary, oviduct and uterus which ends in a short vagina and opens at vulva. In some species like Haemonchus contortus the vulva is covered with vulval flap or knob.
  • At the junction of uterus and vagina, a small muscular organ may occur and it is known as ovijector, its function is assisting in laying eggs.
  • One female may lay several thousand eggs per day.

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