Bisected uterine horns and uterus.
Uterine horns of a sexually immature common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calf. The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The uterine horns and uterus have been bisected to illustrate the striations of the endometrium common in sexually immature animals.
Orbach DN (2021)
Bisected uterine horns and uterus.
Uterine horns of a sexually immature subadult common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The uterine horns and uterus have been bisected to illustrate the striations of the endometrium common in sexually immature animals.
Orbach DN (2021)
Uterine horns of a sexually mature animal.
Uterine horns of a sexually mature resting (non-pregnant and non-lactating) common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The uterine horns and uterus have been bisected to illustrate the smooth tissue and lack of striations common in sexually immature animals. There is a prominent internal bifurcation that distends into the uterus and separates the left end right horns.
Orbach DN (2021)
Uterine horns of a sexually mature female.
Uterine horns of a sexually mature pregnant common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The uterine horns and uterus have been bisected to illustrate the distension and lack of striations. Although the fetus was held in the left horn, both horns are extensively distended.
Orbach DN (2021)
Fetus attached to left uterine horn.
Uterine horns of a sexually mature pregnant common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with fetus in left horn. The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency.
Orbach DN (2021)
Fetus attached to uterine horn.Fetus attached to uterine horn.
Uterine horns of a sexually mature pregnant common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with fetus in left horn. The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The left horn is more distended than the right horn.
Orbach DN (2021)