Descrição microscópica do sistema reprodutor feminino do Tamanduá Mirim

Abstract

The juvenile anteater is an extremely captivating and docile animal, belongs to the Xenarthra Order, Family Myrmecophagidae, which are toothless members, and therefore called edentats. As it is an animal of our fauna, data about the species, with regard to morphology and physiological aspects, are very scarce, and generally focus on diseases and external parasites, from capture and expeditions. For this study, two animals donated by UFRA – PA were used, in which the macroscopic characteristics of the female reproductive system were analyzed, in order to clarify the morphological aspects of the female reproductive system, peculiar to the species, in order to assist in their preservation and create reproductive biotechnology tools. The obtained results reveal that the ovaries are longilinear, the uterine tubes tortuous, and the simple uterus in pear shape, as well as in the sloth, in the woman and in the primates. The cervix is ​​quite thick and the vagina communicates with the vestibule and the vulva.