Female Cat Reproductive System

uterus of female cat:

rough outline of the visible areas of the uterus of the female cat.

uterine body:

uterine horn:

Right and Left uterine horns indicated respectively by probes.

broad ligament (of cat uterus):

Broad ligament is not really a "ligament" (it is NOT made of Dense Regular CT and it does NOT link bone to bone); instead, broad ligament is made of Areolar connective tissue and Simple Squamous epithelium.

round ligament (of cat uterus):

Round ligament is not really a ligament; it is part of the Mesometrium (one of 3 distinct layers of the Broad ligament of the uterus).

uterine tube (aka "oviduct" , "Fallopian tube"):

The INFERIOR PROBE is pointing to the uterine tube coming off of the left infundibulum of the left ovary. The superior probe is resting on the left uterine horn.

infundibulum:

Infundibulum is the thin sheath covering the small "bean"-like ovary.

ovary:

Cat ovary looks like a small bean with a thin sheath over it (the infundibulum).

urethra (female cat):

Female cat's urethra begins directly inferior to the urinary bladder and ends where it anastomoses (joins) with the vagina, forming the urogenital sinus (unique structure to the female cat).

vagina:

Female cat's vagina is not entirely visible in this photo because it is deep to the urethra (superficial tube shown); instead, the space between the 2 probe ends designates where the vagina begins (immediately inferior to the uterus) and ends (at the beginning of the urogenital sinus, where the urethra and vagina first join together).

 
end of uterus (beginning of vagina):

 urogenital sinus:

Anastomosis of the urethra and vagina, forming a single, common vessel unique to the female cat.