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the vagina, below; and the small intestine rests upon it 

 above. Its length is roughly estimated to be about three 

 inches (76 mm.); its greatest width, one and one-half inches 

 (38 mm.); and its thickness, one inch (25.4 mm.). At the 

 end of pregnancy it attains the length of a foot (305 mm.) 



Fig. 140. — Section of Female Pelvis, showing Relative Position of Viscera. 



or more, and measures about eight to ten inches (203 to 

 254 mm.) transversely. 



The uterus is divided for purposes of description into three 

 parts, the fundus, body, and neck. The fundus is the roinided 

 portion projecting above a line drawn transversely through the 

 upper part of the organ. The body is the portion extending 

 from the rounded section, the fundus, to the constricted section, 

 the neck. The neck or cervix extends from the body of the 

 uterus into the vagina. 



