Vaginal folds.
Vagina of a sexually immature subadult common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The reproductive tract was opened with an incision along the central midline. The cranial vagina has one prominent vaginal fold in this species that runs the circumference of the vagina.
Orbach DN (2021)
Cranial os cervix and vaginal fold.
Vagina of a sexually immature subadult common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbency. The reproductive tract was opened with an incision along the central midline. The cranial vagina has one prominent vaginal fold in this species that runs the circumference of the vagina. The cranial os cervix and vaginal fold are folded back to illustrate their depth.
Orbach DN (2021)
Vagina.
Vagina of a sexually mature resting (non-pregnant and non-lactating) common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The animal is positioned in a dorsal recumbancy. The reproductive tract was opened with an incision down the central midline. The cranial vagina has one prominent vaginal fold in this species that runs the circumference of the vagina, located caudal to the cervix which contains mucus.
Orbach DN (2021)