Figure 1.

Overview of the female reproductive tract. The innervation is outlined (magenta) from our anti-HRP staining, the muscles redrawn after [49], with only a representative set of the external uterine muscles included. The two pairs of nerves, AbNvOv (abdominal nerve to the ovary) and AbNvUt (abdominal nerve to the uterus) branch from the 5^th pair of nerves emerging from the abdominal region of the CNS [13]. Scalebar: 250 μm approximately.