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ABDOMEN 



the lower two-thirds of a line drawn from a point a little 

 below and to the left side of the umbilicus to a point midway 

 between the symphysis pubis and the anterior superior spine 



Inferior mesenter 

 artery 



Pelvic colon 



Uterus -~J 



Bladder 



Visceral pelvic fascia 



M. levator ani 



Labium minus 



Vagina 

 Urethra 

 Tubercle of Vagina 



FIG. 1 86. Dissection of the Pelvis of a multiparous female, showing the 

 relations of the Bladder to the Uterus and Vagina, the relations of the 

 Vagina to the Urethra and Broad Ligaments, and the relations of the 

 Ureters to the Broad Ligaments and Vagina. 



of the ilium. The upper third of the line indicates the 

 position of the common iliac artery. 



The external iliac, like the common iliac artery, is in close 

 relation with the peritoneum which covers it anteriorly and 

 medially. The right artery passes behind the terminal part 

 of the ileum, and the left passes behind the pelvic colon. 



