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from the hilum of the ovary. Its terminal branches are 

 distributed mainly to the ovary, which they enter at the hilum, 

 but some pass on to anastomose with branches of the uterine 

 artery. It supplies twigs to the uterine tube also. 



The remaining arteries of the female pelvis correspond 

 very closely to those of the male, of which descriptions will 

 be found on pp. 454-458. 



The Veins of the Pelvis. Little requires to be said 

 beyond what was stated regarding the veins of the male pelvis 

 minor on p. 458. The pudendal plexus, into which the dorsal 

 vein of the clitoris opens, is smaller than in the male, but is 

 connected in a similar manner with the vesical plexus. 



A bulky uterine venous plexus is formed on each side of the 

 uterus, between the two layers of the broad ligament. The 

 plexus takes part in the formation of the parametrium, and 

 from its lower part the blood is drained away by one or more 

 uterine veins which end in the hypogastric vein. 



A vaginal venous plexus is also formed around the vagina. 

 It is most dense along each lateral border, in the angle 

 between the vesical and the recto-vaginal layers of the pelvic 

 fascia. One or more vaginal veins proceed from its upper 

 end on each side ; they end in the hypogastric veins. 



h. pampiniform plexus of veins is formed by the veins which 

 issue from the hilum of the ovary. It lies between the layers 

 of the broad ligament, and from it two ovarian veins issue. 

 They accompany the ovarian artery, and ultimately fuse into 

 a single vein which ends in a manner similar to the corre- 

 sponding internal spermatic vein of the male (p. 392). 



The Pelvic Lymph Vessels. The lymph vessels of the 

 bladder and rectum are the same in the female as in the male 

 (see p. 459) ; but, in the female, the lymph vessels of the vagina, 

 uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries, have also to be considered. 

 Lymph vessels from the lower part of the vagina pass to the 

 superficial subinguinal and to the sacral lymph glands. From 

 the middle and upper parts of the vagina and from the cervix 

 uteri they pass to the hypogastric, the external iliac and the 

 sacral lymph glands. From the body of the uterus they pass 

 to the external iliac and hypogastric lymph glands and along 

 the round ligament to the superficial subinguinal lymph 

 glands. The lymph vessels from the upper part of the uterus 

 and from the ovary terminate in the lymph glands around 

 the aorta. 



