Fetal Rat Dissection

Reproductive System

• Uterus (uterine horns)- where the babies develop
• Ovaries- produce eggs
• Nipples- nourish young after birth
• Oviducts- connect the ovaries to the uterus
• Placenta- fetal and maternal circulations to exchange nutrients and wastes during development



The Uterus in the rat is Y-shaped so that it can produce
 multiple babies at one time compared to the
humans uterus which is pear shaped