The development of the genital peritoneum in domestic mammals. An analysis of the literature and nomenclature.
This review presents and discusses the reasons for the currently employed anatomical terminology relating to the genital peritoneum of various domestic species, based upon its prenatal development. When reviewing the development of genital organs, attention must be paid to changes in the related peritoneum in order to define currently used terminology more clearly. The relevance of some terms such as Caudal genital ligament, Plica gubernaculi, Plica iguinalis and genital fold is considered. A system of serosal folds, the Plica gonadoinguinalis or genitoinguinalis, seems to be a useful term to be added to the Nomina Embryologica Veterinaria.
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Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000196:embryology*; D005835:Genitalia / Q000196:embryology*; D008322:Mammals / Q000196:embryology*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000196:embryology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic