. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Horses; Genital Diseases, Male -- veterinary; Genital Diseases, Female -- veterinary. The Male Genitalia 7 body of the epididymis are, therefore, only loosely attached to the testicle and these permit, under some circumstances, of wide separation from the gland. Thus in cryptorchidy in the horse, the gubernaculum, as shown in Fig. 1, crosses the tail of the epididymis and is closely attached to it. In enter- ing the inguinal ring, the tail of the epididymis, with the gubernaculum, must lead and physiologically the tail of the testicle m
. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Horses; Genital Diseases, Male -- veterinary; Genital Diseases, Female -- veterinary. The Male Genitalia 7 body of the epididymis are, therefore, only loosely attached to the testicle and these permit, under some circumstances, of wide separation from the gland. Thus in cryptorchidy in the horse, the gubernaculum, as shown in Fig. 1, crosses the tail of the epididymis and is closely attached to it. In enter- ing the inguinal ring, the tail of the epididymis, with the gubernaculum, must lead and physiologically the tail of the testicle must accompany it. But sometimes the caudal end of the testicle becomes caught at the ring, the tail of the. Fig. 3—Cross Section through Scrotum and Testicles of Bull Calf. /, /, Hody of epididymis ; .?, 2, vas deferens on the anterior side of the mesorchiuin. epididymis, followed by the body, and even the head, passes through the ring, the testicle turns upon its transverse axis, and its head becomes incarcerated in the inguinal ring, its caudal end remaining within the abdomen. The inexperi- enced surgeon attempts to castrate the cryptorchid, en- counters the epididymis in the peritoneal pouch and am- putates it from the testicle under the impression that he is castrating the animal. Later a second operation is neces- sary and within the abdomen there is found a "third ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, W. L. (Walter Long), 1856-1945; Williams, Walter Wilkinson, 1892-. Ithaca, N. Y. : The Author
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