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Vulva — The vulva has tliick labia which form a pointed infe- 

 rior commissure. 



Vagina — The vagina is tubular in form and relatively long. 

 Its walls are thick, consisting principally of circular muscular 

 fibers. It is closely related with the rectimi above and the bladder 

 below. 



Uterus — The body of the uterus is exceedingly short, rarely 

 exceeding one inch in le ngih. Its two cornua (horns) are long, 

 and their diameter small. They vary in length in different size 

 sluts from 4 to 8 inches. They lie loosely inside abdominal cavit)^ 

 closelv associated with the intestinal convolutions. Their biflica- 



Fig. 183 — View of Interior of Abdominal Cavity, Showing Internal Genital Organs and 



Their Relations. A, Urinary Bladder; B, Uterus; C-C, Horns; 



D, Biflications of Horns; E-E, Ovaries; F, Intestines. 



