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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2017 Mar 2;328(3):275–294. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22732

Figure 12.

Figure 12

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the prepuce and clitoris of an adult hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri) with transverse sections depicting morphology at different locations within the clitoris. Three-dimensional reconstruction (A) the prepuce is semi-transparent with the clitoris opaque orange demonstrating the shape and the position of clitoris relative to the prepuce. The mole clitoris is housed within the prepuce (in purple); lighter purple depicts the preputial grove distally and when bordered by white dotted lines depicts the preputial space. The white line denotes the length of the clitoris/prepuce overlap. Three-dimensional reconstruction (B) the prepuce and clitoris are rendered semi-transparent to show the internal morphology of the clitoris. The perineal appendage (prepuce) merges with the body surface (green asterisks). Three transverse H&E section images (C–E) depict the morphology of the clitoris and prepuce at differing morphological points from proximal to distal. CC=Corpus Cavernosum, PS=Preputial Space, UR= Urethra. Note the tip of the clitoris is free and resides within the preputial space (A&E). Morphometric measures are mentioned in the text.