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is the placenta exhibited with its farface 

 contiguous to the uterus in view; where 

 the engraver has not done juftice, in re- 

 prefenting the monticuli and fulci of the 

 placenta. 



Fig. 5. Is better copied, where the 

 oviform figure of the uterus of his fub- 

 jedl ftrikes the eye, with the orifices of 

 the cut veiTels in its fubftance ; and the 

 infertion of the round ligaments are feen 

 at AA. The numerous finufes fufficienC' 

 ly fhew where the placenta adhere to it. 

 To fome few of the valvular membranes 

 of thofe finufes, I have put a ; and b is 

 placed near to what reprefents their ori- 

 fices ; cc^ point fome of the ferpentine 



fmall arteries J D, the valvular pro- 

 tuberance at tlie back part of the cervix 

 uteri ; — ^, the os tincae with part of the 

 vagina opened. 



1 AB. vii fig. r. Is the appearance which 

 a part of the uterus of my fubjedt had,. 

 where the finufes were not diftended 5 and 

 fome of the ferpentine uterine arteries- 

 were"difi:inQtly feen, 



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