. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. •is'B'' Fig. 299. — Urogenital organs of male duckmole, — After Owen. Bl., Bladder; w., ureter; , vas deferens; r., rectum;,^/., gland ; cl., cloaca ; /., penis ; , urogenital canal. Fig. 300. — Urogenital organs of female duckmole. — After Owen. Ov., Ovary ; od., oviduct; od'., internal opening of oviduct; «/., "uterine" region ; ut'., opening of " uterine" region into sinus; «.} ureter; r., rectum; uv., bladder; ug., uro- genital sinus; cl., cloaca. female do the oviducts, and these have no fringed fim- briated apertures nor distin
. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. •is'B'' Fig. 299. — Urogenital organs of male duckmole, — After Owen. Bl., Bladder; w., ureter; , vas deferens; r., rectum;,^/., gland ; cl., cloaca ; /., penis ; , urogenital canal. Fig. 300. — Urogenital organs of female duckmole. — After Owen. Ov., Ovary ; od., oviduct; od'., internal opening of oviduct; «/., "uterine" region ; ut'., opening of " uterine" region into sinus; «.} ureter; r., rectum; uv., bladder; ug., uro- genital sinus; cl., cloaca. female do the oviducts, and these have no fringed fim- briated apertures nor distinct uterine region. The penis is attached to the ventral wall of the cloaca, and the uro- genital canal communicates both with the cloaca and with the canal of the penis. The whole structure resembles in many ways the copulatory organ of certain Reptiles and Birds. The ova are large, with abundant yolk, and undergo meroblastic segmentation. The Prototheria are 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 Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933. Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, H. Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton
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