PELVIS MINOR 



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The hypogastric vein lies behind the stem of the hypogastric 

 artery, and frequently conceals its posterior division. 



Endo-Pelvic Fascia. The fascia of the pelvis minor 

 shouM now be examined. It is a strong membranous layer 



.Sacral plexus 



Hypogastric artery 

 .Ureter 



jfc External iliac artery 

 \ Ovarian vessels 

 1- Inferior gluteal artery 

 Internal pudendal artery 



Uterine tube 



Ovary 



Round ligament 



M. coccygeus 



Uterine artery 



Middle haemorrhoidal artery 



Vaginal artery 



Retro-pubic pad 



of fat 



M. levator ani 

 Anal canal 

 Perineal body 



FIG. 224. Dissection of a median section of a Female Pelvis, showing the 

 Pelvic Diaphragm and the stiuctures on the side wall of the Pelvis 

 behind the Broad Ligament. 



which is separable into two parts a parietal portion which 

 forms one of the strata of the walls of the pelvis; and a 

 visceral portion, consisting of the upper fascia of the pelvic 

 diaphragm, which forms part of the pelvic floor, and lies upon 

 the muscular diaphragm which separates the pelvis proper 

 from the perineum. The parietal layer passes down below 



