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DISSECTION OF THE PELVIS. 



and middle. 



Mucous 

 membrane. 



Vessels are 

 large. 



Arteries. 

 Veins. 



the middle line. At the neck of the uterus they are arranged in a 

 transverse direction. 



The middle or intervening set of fibres are more indistinct than 

 the others, and have a less determinate direction. 



The mucous lining of the uterus is continued into the vagina at 

 one end, and into the Fallopian tubes at the other. In the body it 

 is thin and soft, of a reddish-white colour, smooth, and closely 

 adherent. In the cervix it is stronger, and presents the folds before 

 referred to. 



The blood-vessels of the uterus are large and tortuous, and occupy 

 canals in the uterine substance in which they communicate freely 

 together. The arteries are furnished from the uterine, vaginal and 

 ovarian vessels (p. 398 et seq.) and the veins correspond with the 



Fm. 156. INTERIOR OF THE UTERUS, WITH A POSTERIOR VIEW OF THE 

 BROAD LIGAMENT AND THE UTERINE APPENDAGES. 



a. Body, and b, neck of the uterus. 



c. Cavity of the body, and d, of 

 the neck. 



e. Fallopian tube, and /, its 

 trumpet-shaped end. 



g. The fiinbria attached to the 

 ovary. 



h. Ovary. 



i. Ligament of the ovary. 



k. Parovarium. 



Nerves. 



Lympha- 

 tics ; 

 two sets. 



Round liga- 

 ment ends 

 in groin ; 



attachment 

 to uterus, 



arteries ; they are of large size, and form plexuses in the uterus, 

 which communicate with the vaginal plexus on the one hand and 

 the ovarian on the other. 



The nerves are derived from the sympathetic (p. 405), and are 

 very small in proportion to the size of the uterus. 



Lymphatics. One set accompanies the uterine vessels to the glands 

 on the iliac artery. Another set issues from the fundus, enters the 

 broad ligament, and accompanies the ovarian artery to the glands 

 on the aorta : the last are joined by lymphatics of the ovary and 

 Fallopian tube. 



Round ligament of the uterus (p. 394). This firm cord supports 

 the uterus, and is contained partly in the broad ligament, and 

 partly in the inguinal canal. It is about five inches in length, 

 and is attached to the upper end of the uterus close below and in 

 front of the Fallopian tube. A process of the peritoneum 



