Localization of frothy fluid-producing region in the cloaca of male turkey.
The region which produce a frothy fluid in the cloaca of male turkey was investigated macro- and microscopically. 2 kinds of tissues were recognized in the cloacal region: special tissue at the vicinity of the papilla of the ductus deferens (TVP) in the ventral cloaca and the triangular fold (TF), i.e., Glandula proctodealis dorsalis in the median-dorsal wall of the cloaca. TVP ejected a lymph-like fluid and TF produced a foam in the course of the mounting behavior which were added to the ductus deferens semen during natural mating.
D000818:Animals; D002988:Cloaca / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004542:Ejaculation; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000033:anatomy & histology