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at their posterior or vaginal ends, but become narrow 

 anteriorly and pass almost insensibly into 



289. The Fallopian tubes (fl.t), or anterior extremities 

 of the genital ducts : they are somewhat convoluted tubes 

 of small calibre, ending anteriorly in a wide, membranous, 

 funnel-shaped extremity with fimbriated margin. 



l:ut 



l.ut' 



VCL 



r.ut 



FIG. 63. Lepus cuniculus. The anterior end of the vagina, with 

 the right uterus, Fallopian tube, and ovary (nat. size). 



Part of the ventral wall of the vagina is removed, and the proximal 

 end of the left uterus is shown in longitudinal section. 



fl.t, Fallopian tube : fl.lf, its peritoneal aperture : l.ut, left uterus : 

 l.ut', left os uteri : r.ut, right uterus : r.ui', right os uteri : s, vaginal 

 septum : va, vagina. 



290. The broad ligament, a sheet of peritoneum, sus- 

 pending the uterus and Fallopian tube to the dorsal body 

 wall. 



291. The ovaries (ov), ovoidal bodies, about half an 

 inch long and a quarter wide, situated just external to the ! 

 fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube : they have a 

 whitish colour, and are studded over with small round 



