Question

Give a short note on the female reproductive system of leech.

Answer 1

The female reproductive system of leech:

• It consists of ovaries, oviducts and vagina. There is a single pair of ovaries in the 11th segment on the ventral side.
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• Each ovary is a coiled ribbon-shaped structure. The ova are budded off from the ovary.
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• From each ovary runs a short oviduct. The oviducts of the two sides join together, to form a common oviduct.
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• The common oviduct opens into a pear-shaped vagina which lies mid-ventrally in the posterior part of the 11th segment.
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