Figure 1.

Dissection procedure. Relevant steps in the dissection procedure of a female nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) to reach the reproductive system. (A) Longitudinal incision over the pectoral girdle of the coracoid bar following the ventral midline. Notice the use of forceps to elevate the abdominal wall. (B) General vision of the pleuroperitoneal cavity. (C) Lateral displacement of the liver, esophagus, and stomach to reach the falciform ligament. (D) General vision of the digestive and reproductive systems. (E) Lateral displacement of the esophagus, stomach, spiral valve, and rectum and cut on the esophagus and rectum. (F) General vision of the reproductive system. Arrowheads mark incision areas: (A) coracoid bar, (C) falciform ligament, and (E) esophagus (superior) and rectum (inferior); (F) puboischiadic bar. The scale bar indicates 6 cm.