VAN 221: Veterinary Splanchnology and Applied Anatomy (1+1)

FEMALE URETHRA
(Cow, Ewe, Doe, Mare, Sow, Bitch, Rabbit)

Cow

• It refers the part represented in male urethra from the internal urethral orifice of the bladder to the colliculus seminalis
• It is situated centrally and is related to the pelvic floor below and vagina above
• It is about 10 to 12 cm long. It is very narrow and not very dilatable
• The external orifice is about 10 to 12 cm from the ventral labial commissure

Ewe and Toe

• Resembles the cow

Mare

• 5 to 7.5 cm long and is remarkably dilatable

Sow

• Three inches long
• Its caudal part is fused with the vagina and produces a corresponding elevation of the floor of the latter

Bitch

• About 7 cm long

Rabbit

• It is an elongated tube