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THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



in front, the posterior wall of the uterus, the supravaginal cervix, and the upper 

 fourth of the vagina ; behind, the rectum and sacrum ; above, the small intestine ; 

 and, laterally, the sacro-uterine ligaments. 



The two lateral or broad ligaments pass from the sides of the uterus to the 

 lateral walls of the pelvis, forming a septum across the pelvis, which divides that 

 cavity into two portions. In the anterior part are contained the bladder, urethra, 

 and vagina ; in the posterior part, the rectum. Between the two layers of each 

 broad ligament are contained (1) the Fallopian tubes superiorly; (2) the round 

 ligament ; (3) the ovary and its ligament ; (4) the parovarium, or organ of 



Labia 

 minora. 



FIG. 572. Side view of the female pelvic organs. (From a preparation in the Museum of the Royal College 

 of Surgeons of England.) 



Rosenmiiller ; (5) connective tissue ; (6) unstriped muscular fibre ; and (7) blood- 

 vessels and nerves. The Fallopian tube is contained in a special fold of the broad 

 ligament, which is attached to the part of the ligament near the ovary, and is 

 known by the name of the mesosalpinx. Between the fimbriated extremity of the 

 tube and the lower attachment of the broad ligament is a concave rounded margin, 

 called the infundibulo-pelvic ligament (Fig. 574). 



The sacro-uterine ligaments pass from the second and third bones of the 

 sacrum, downward and forward on the lateral aspects of the rectum to be attached 

 one on each side of the uterus at the junction of the supravaginal cervix and the 

 body, this point corresponding internally to the position of the os internum. 



The round ligament will be described in the sequel. 



The cavity of the uterus is small in comparison with the size of the organ ; 



