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and projects into the upper end of the vagina below. The 

 base projects upward and the cervix downward, in the 

 line of the axis of the inlet of the pelvis. The uterus 

 measures about 3 inches in length, 2 in breadth at its upper 

 part, and i inch in thickness; it weighs from i to \\ 

 ounces. For descriptive purposes it is divided into three 

 parts the cervix, the body, and the fundus. The 

 fundus is the upper broad extremity of the organ; the 

 body gradually extends toward the cervix, which is the 



Tube. 



Round 

 ligament. 



Reflection of 

 peritoneum. 



FIG. 147. Anterior view of virgin uterus, showing relations of cervix to 

 corpus uteri and relation of peritoneum at isthmus ( The American Text- 

 book of Obstetrics} . 



lower part, and is divided into two sections the supra- 

 vaginal portion above and the vaginal portion below. 

 The vaginal cervix is consequently that part of the cervix 

 which projects into the vagina. 



Structure. The uterus is composed of three coats 

 the external serous coat, a middle or muscular layer, 

 and an internal mucous coat; the muscular coat forms 

 the greater bulk of the organ. In an unimpregnated 

 state it is firm, of a grayish color, and cuts almost like 



