Uterus masculinus (Utriculus prostaticus)

UTERUS MASCULINUS (UTRICULUS PROSTATICUS)
(Bull, Ram, Buck, Stallion, Boar, Dog, Rabbit, Cock)

Bull

  • It is vestigial and is the homologue of the uterus and vagina. It is inconstant.

Stallion

  • It is a fetal remnant of the Mullerian duct and is situated centrally on the caudal part of the dorsal surface of the bladder.
  • It is flattened, tube like about 7.5 to 10 cm long.
  • Its cranial part is narrow and lies in the genital fold and gives off two slender cornua.
  • The caudal end of the tube passes under the isthmus of prostate and opens into the urethra on the summit of the colliculus seminalis or joins the duct of the seminal vesicle or has a blind end.

Ram and Buck

  • It resembles bull

Dog

  • It is in the form of a small compressed sac in the colliculus seminalis

Boar

  • Small and appears to be inconstant

Rabbit

  • It is inconstant

Cock

  • Absent
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