Write a note on female reproductive system of rabbit.

Explanation

(i) The female reproductive system of rabbit consists of a pair of ovaries, small ovoid structures.
(ii) They are located behind the kidneys in the abdominal cavity.
(iii) A pair of oviducts opens into the body cavity by a funnel shaped opening from each side of the ovary.
(iv) The anterior part· of the oviduct is the fallopian tube and leads into a wider tube called the uterus.
(v) The uterus join together to form a median tube called vagina.
(vi) The common tube is formed by the union of urinary bladder and the vagina and is called the urinogenital canal or vestibule.
(vii) It runs backwards and opens to the exterior by a slit-like aperture called vulva.
(viii) A pair of Cowpers gland and perineal gland are the accessory glands present in the female reproductive system.