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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY 



ment of the bladder ; vesico-vaginal, which passes between the 

 bladder and the vagina ; recto -vaginal, which passes between the 

 vagina and the rectum ; and rectal, which passes over the sides and 

 posterior wall of the rectum. 



Broad Ligaments of the Uterus. — These are also called the alcB 

 vespertilionis, from their supposed resemblance to a bat's wings. 

 Each is an extensive fold of peritoneum composed of two layers, 



1st Sacral Vertebra 



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Fallopian Tube 



Fundus Uteri 



Bladder 

 Parietal Peritoneum 



Symphysis Pubis 



Urethra 

 Anterior Wall of Vagina , 

 Anterior Fornix 



ist Coccygeal Vertebra 



I Anal Canal 

 Pouch of Douglas 



Po.sterior Fornix 



Fig. 371. — Vertical Sagittal Section of the Female Pelvis. 



anterior and posterior, which pass between the side of the uterus 

 and the lateral wall of the pelvis. The broad ligament has asso- 

 ciated with it the following important structures : (i) the Fallopian 

 tube or oviduct, which lies within the superior border of the liga- 

 ment ; (2) the ovary and its ligament, which lie within a backward 

 extension of the posterior layer of the broad ligament at a lower 

 level than the Fallopian tube ; (3) the round ligament of the uterus. 



