PLATE LXXIII. 

 SIDE VIEW OF THE FEMALE PELVIS. 



This plate was drawn from a dissection of the female pel\is after removal of the 

 innominate bone. The left os innominatum \v;is disarticulated from tho sacrum and 



sawn through the body in front just internal to the obtaxatOZ foramen; tlie spi it' 



the ischhun having been first removed to piv^vvi- the coccygcii.s muscle. The h 



uni and coccygcus mnsiiies were then turned down, and the recto-vesical fascia partly 



dissected away to expose the rectum and vagina. 



The accompanying diagram shows a posterior view of the uterus and broad 

 ligaments ; on the loft side the ovary is represented in its natural position, while on tlm 

 right the ligament is stretched out to show the paroophoron (organ of Uosenmuller). 



Ureter 



The following structures arc contained between the layers of the broad ligament. 

 1. Fallopian tuln. 6. Remains of Gaertner's duct. 



2. Hound ligament. 7. Uterine artery and veins. 



8. Ligament of ovary. H. Ovarian artery and veins. 



4. Ovary. 9. Lymphatic*. 



5. I'aroophoron. 10. Sympathetic nerves. 



