THE FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS. 



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of connective tissue which joins it to the organs contained in the pelvic 

 cavity ; in front, however, it is enveloped by the peritoneum which sur- 

 rounds the vagina before passing to the uterus. (This connective tissue is 





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sometimes designated the $f'rZ or fibrous tunic of the vagina. The mus- 

 cular fibres are unstriped, and arranged in circular and longitudinal series ; 

 towards the posterior portion of the canal they are redder than in front.) 

 Vessels and nerves. The vagina is supplied with blood by the internal 



