Male Rabbit Anatomy

These testes are large with epididymal fat pads. The secretion of these glands is discharged in the vestibule which lubricates the vaginal passage.

Comparative Anatomy Urogenital Organs Of Rabbit And Frog

In addition we describe the anatomy of the urogenital tract of the male rabbit.

Male rabbit anatomy. The testes of male rabbits are located within hairless scrotal sacs which are located cranial to the penis. The prostate glands are not found in female rabbit. Gently smoothing the hair to each side will enable you to see the penile tip.

The male reproductive organs include a pair of testes a pair of epididymes a pair of vasa deferentia urethra penis and some accessory glands. A male rabbit was necropsied and the urogenital tract examined grossly and microscopically. A pair of perineal glands and rectal glands is also found like those of the male rabbit.

It can be easily extruded in rabbits over 2 months of age. Male reproductive system of rabbit in rabbit the sexes are separate ie. The penis has a rounded penile sheath and urethra.

The rabbit has two testes that descend at approximately 12 weeks of age. In an adult male rabbit the sheath of the penis is cylinder like and can be extruded as early as two months of age. The genital region of the male rabbit is the region marked out by the pink box.

Male rabbit anatomy means the rabbit penis is often concealed by a fluffy mound of hair. Unisexual and sexual dimorphism is well marked. This is the region of the rabbits bodymale or female that you have to carefully examine in order to determine whether a rabbit is a male or a female.

Sequential cross sections of formalin fixed tissues throughout the urogenital tract with the urinary catheter in place were examined grossly and histologically. They are similar to the cowpers glands of the males. The male rabbit has two hairless scrotal sacs forward from the penis and in most mammals the scrotal sacs are caudal behind the penis.

An adult female has a pink vulva shielding her rabbit vagina making it easy to differentiate from the purple scrotal sacs of the male. The male rabbit is known as the buck. The testicles descend into the scrotal sacs by about 12 weeks of age however the inguinal canals do not close as they do in many other species preventing the testicles from retracting back up into the body cavity.

Paired testes produce sperm which become fertile as they are transported through the epididymis. The reproductive tract of a male rabbit is similar to most mammals. Between 1014 weeks the testes descend and are able to retract into the pelvic cavity in order to thermoregulate.

The scrotal sacs lay lateral to the penis and contain epididymal fat pads which protect the testes.

Cross Section Illustration Of Internal Anatomy Of Male