1166 



FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS. 



behind the hymen, is a round or oblong body, of a reddish-yellow color, and of the 

 size of a horse-bean, analogous to Cowper's gland in the male. It is called the 

 gland of Bartliolin. Each gland opens by means of a long single duct on each 

 side external to the hymen. 



Suspensorij ligament 

 of clitoris 



Glans clitoris 



Ischio- 

 cavernous 

 muscle 



Bulbo- 

 cavernous 

 muscle 



Deep perineal 

 muscle, with 

 its under 

 layer of fascia 



External 

 obturator 

 muscle 



Sacro- 

 sciatic 

 ligament 



External sphincter 



ani muscle 

 Os coccyx 



FIG. 745. The female perinseum after removal of the skin and superficial fascia. (Bardeleben.) 



Bulbi Vestibuli. Extending from the clitoris, along either side of the vestibule, 

 and lying a little behind the nymphse, are two large oblong masses, about an inch 

 in length, consisting of a plexus of veins enclosed in a thin layer of fibrous 

 membrane. These bodies are narrow in front, rounded below, and are connected 

 with the crura of the clitoris and rami of the pubes : they are termed by Kobelt the 

 bulbi vestibuli, and he considers them analogous to the bulb of the corpus 

 spongiosum in the male. Immediately in front of these bodies is a smaller venous 

 plexus, continuous with the bulbi vestibuli behind and the glans clitoridis in front : 

 it is called by Kobelt the pars intermedia, and is considered by him as analogous 

 to that part of the body of the corpus spongiosum which immediately succeeds 

 the bulb. 



RELATIONS OF THE BLADDER. 



The Bladder is situated at the anterior part of the pelvis. It is in relation, in 

 front, with the symphysis pubis ; behind, with the utero-vesical pouch of peritoneum, 

 which separates it from the body of the uterus ; its base lies in contact with the 

 connective tissue in front of the cervix and upper part of the vagina. Laterally, 

 is the recto-vesical fascia. The bladder is said by some anatomists to be larger in 



