The Helminthological Society of Washington - Peru State College
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166 JOURNAL OF THE HRLMINTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, 66(2), JULY 1999<br />
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Figure 16. Longitudinal section <strong>of</strong> the uterus and vagina <strong>of</strong> P. penetrans. <strong>The</strong> cuticular lining <strong>of</strong> the<br />
vagina is continuous with the body wall cuticle (C) and extends internally to join the uterine channel<br />
(UC). Hemidesmosomes (H) attach the dilatores vaginae (DVa) and dilatores vulvae (DVu) muscles to the<br />
cuticle lining the vulva and vagina. Constrictores vaginae (CV) or sphincters surround and attach to the<br />
cuticle that forms the inner region <strong>of</strong> the vagina.<br />
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