PHYLUM CHORDATA

SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA

Class Chondrichthyes

 

Shark - Male Urogenital System

 

Claspers                                                                  Testes                                                      Mesorchium

Efferent ductules                                                       Kidneys                                                   Mesonephric duct

Seminal vesicles                                                       Sperm sacs                                              Cloaca

Urogenital papilla                                                      Urogenital pore

 

Shark - Female Urogenital System

 

Ovaries                                                                    Mesovarium                                             Oviducts

Ostium tubae                                                            Shell gland                                               Uterus

Mesotubarium                                                          Kidneys                                                    Mesonephric ducts

Cloaca                                                                     Urinary papilla                                         Urinary pore

 

 

PHYLUM CHORDATA

SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA

Class Amphibia

 

Mud Puppy - Male Urogenital System

 

Testes                                                                        Mesorchium                                             Efferent ductules

Kidneys                                                                      Mesonephric duct                                    Cloaca

Urinary bladder

 

Mud Puppy - Female Urogenital System

 

Ovaries                                                                    Mesovarium                                             Oviducts

Ostium                                                                      Kidneys                                                   Mesonephric ducts

Cloaca                                                                     Urinary bladder

 

 

PHYLUM CHORDATA

SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA

Class Mammalia

 

Cat - Urogenital System

 

Kidneys                                                                   Hilus                                                        Renal cortex

Renal medulla                                                          Renal papilla                                            Renal sinus

Renal pelvis                                                             Ureter                                                      Urinary bladder

Urethra

 

Male:

 

Testes                                                                      Scrotum                                                   Ductus deferens

Cremasteric fascia                                                    Head, Body, & Tail of epididymis

Spermatic cord                                                         Prostate gland                                          Bulbourethral gland

Penis                                                                       Glans penis                                              Urogenital aperture

 

Female:

 

Ovaries                                                                    Mesovarium                                             Oviduct

Horn and Body of uterus                                         Cervix                                                      Vagina

Urogenital sinus

 

 

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