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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY 



which hes within a backward extension of the posterior layer of 

 the broad Hgament, with which it is connected by the meso- 

 varium. The ovary is laterally compressed, and usually lies, 

 with its long axis vertical, L'gainst the lateral wall of the pelvis 

 ift a peritoneal depression, called the ovarian fossa. It may, how- 

 ever, lie obliquely, and may even be shifted near to the uterus. 

 In size it may be likened to the half of a small walnut, its average 

 length being from i inch to i| inches, its breadth about | inch, and 



Its average 



its thickness (from side to side) from ^ 



to I inch. 



Fundus 



Cavity of Body of Uterus 



Ligament 

 Ovary of 



Fallopian Tube 



Parovarium 



--■Ostium . 

 Abdominale 



^^^rf^^"~-. Hydatid of 

 ~~ Morgagni 



Cavity of Cervix - 



Os Uteri Externum . _ 

 (Anterior Lip) 



t Round Ligament of Uterus- 



Broad Ligament 



Os Uteri Externum 



Posterior Fornix 



Fig. 372. — The Uterus and its Appendages. 



A, The Uterus opened, and the Right Broad Ligament (Posterior View) ; 

 B, The Os Uteri Externum. 



weight is about 2 drachms. It presents two surfaces, two borders, 

 and two extremities. 



The surfaces are laterally disposed, and are called internal or 

 mesial, which is related to the Fallopian tube, and external or. 

 lateral, which is related to the ovarian fossa. The borders are 

 anterior and posterior. The anterior or attached border is straight. 

 Along it are attached the two layers of the mesovarium, and 

 between these it presents a hilum for the passage of the blood- 

 vessels, nerves, and lymphatics. The posterior border is convex 

 and free. The extremities are named poles, superior and inferior 

 respectively. The superior is named the tubal pole, because the 



