The veterinary obstetrical compendium : for the farmer and breeder of livestock . e external orifice of the generativeorgans, which appears as a vertically elongated slit, situat-ed beneath the anus, and between the posterior margins ofthe two hind quarters. It presents two thick lips (labia),and two angles (Commissures), externally; and internallyit forms a cavity which is continuous with that of thevagina. THE LIPS (labiae vulvae) are usually in contact, andthey, with the opening which separates them (rimae vul-va) , vary in size according to age and condition. They are 8 Obstetrics—Domestic
The veterinary obstetrical compendium : for the farmer and breeder of livestock . e external orifice of the generativeorgans, which appears as a vertically elongated slit, situat-ed beneath the anus, and between the posterior margins ofthe two hind quarters. It presents two thick lips (labia),and two angles (Commissures), externally; and internallyit forms a cavity which is continuous with that of thevagina. THE LIPS (labiae vulvae) are usually in contact, andthey, with the opening which separates them (rimae vul-va) , vary in size according to age and condition. They are 8 Obstetrics—Domesticated Animals. slightly prominent and thick, being composed of firm,flexible, and elastic tissue, which is covered with a fine,smooth skin destitute of hair. Internally, they are cov-ered by mucous membrane, a continuation of that liningthe vagina, and which is constantly lubricated by a greasymucus possessing a special odor, according to the speciesof the animal; on the free border of the vulva this mem-brane and the skin meet. THE ANGLES situated at the junction of the lips. Fig. 1. THE GENERATIVE ORGANS OF THE MARE. 1, Body of the Womb; 2. 2. Horn of the Womb; 3, Vagina; 4,Bladder; 5, Rectum; 6, Round Muscle of the Anus; 7, ConstrictorMuscle of the Vulva; 8, Bulb of Vagina; 9, Ovary and Fringe-likeprolongations (Fimbriae) of Fallopian Tube; 10, Fallopian Tube;11, Kidney; 12, 12, Broad Ligament. above and below are the two angles. The upper angle(superior commissure) is situated close to the anus, fromwhich it is only separated by a narrow space—the (per-inaeum). It is very angular. The lower angle (inferior Obstetrics—Domesticated Animals. 9 commissure) is obtuse, rounded and more voluminous; itlodges the clitoris which is a small organ, from two tothree inches in length; its free extremity is enveloped in amucous cap, which is plicated in different directions; andtowards the center of this organ is found a cavity con-taining sebaceous matter, and which represents that
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