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ABDOMEN 



is conducted upwards to the posterior surface of the 

 anterior abdominal wall by the middle umbilical ligament, 

 over which it forms a fold known as the median umbilical 

 fold. From each lateral border of the upper surface of 

 the bladder the peritoneum extends laterally to the side 

 wall of the pelvis, forming the lateral false ligaments of the 

 bladder. 



Ligamenta Lata Uteri (Broad Ligaments of the Uterus). 

 Each broad ligament is a wide fold composed of two layers 

 of peritoneum. It stretches from the lateral border of the 

 uterus to the side wall of the pelvis, and may be said to 

 possess superior, inferior, medial and lateral borders, and 



Mes- 

 ovarium 



Anterior 



Body of Fuadus wall of 

 uterus 



Appendices /rw, 

 vesiculosi Morgagnl _ 

 Epoophoron 

 Lat. border of broad lig 

 Corpus lut 



Ovary 



Lig. of ovary , 

 Lower border of broad lig. 



spensorylig. 

 i ofoyarv 

 Infundibuluir 

 yf Meso-salpinx 



Cervix 

 Orificium extcrnum utei 



FIG. 222. The Uterus, the Uterine Tubes, the Ovaries, the Broad Liga- 

 ments, and the upper part of the Vagina, seen from behind. The 

 posterior wall of the uterine cavity has been removed, and the left 

 Uterine Tube and the upper part of the Vagina have been opened. 



anterior and posterior surfaces. The superior border is 

 free, and, in the greater part of its extent, it encloses 

 the uterine tube. The smaller lateral part of the superior 

 border which extends beyond the uterine tube is called the 

 suspensory ligament of the ovary ; it contains the ovarian 

 vessels and nerves. The inferior border or base rests, medi- 

 ally, on the upper end of the vagina and, laterally, on the 

 levator ani. At the lower border, the anterior layer of the 

 peritoneal fold is reflected forwards, to become continuous 

 with the lateral false ligament of the bladder, and the posterior 

 layer passes backward into the floor of the genital or middle 

 pelvic fossa. The lateral border of the ligament is attached 

 to the side wall of the pelvis, a short distance in front of 



