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ANATOMY FOR NURSES [Chap. XXI 



Fallopian 

 Tubes 



Uterus- 



V^agina 



Location 



Divisions < 



Three 



coats 



Enclosed in layers of broad ligament. 



Extend from upper angles of uterus to sides of 



pelvis. 

 1. Isthmus — or inner constricted portion near 



portion which curves 



Divisions 



Three 

 coats 



Blood- 

 vessels 



Isthmus - 

 uterus. 

 Ampulla — dilated 



over ovary. 

 Infundibulum — trumpet-shaped extremity 



— fimbriae. 

 External, or serous. 

 Middle, or muscular. 



Internal, or mucous, arrranged in longitudinal 

 folds and covered with cilia. 

 Function — Convey ova to uterus. 



Hollow, thick-walled organ, placed in pelvis between bladder 

 and rectum. 

 Fundus = rounded upper portion, above the 



entrance of the tubes. 

 Body = portion below fundus, above neck. 

 Cervix = lower and smaller portion which ex- 

 tends into vagina. 



■ External, or serous, derived from peritoneum. 



{Circular fibres "i Interlaced in 



Longitudinal fibres > every direc- 

 Spiral fibres J tion. 



Mucous membrane, lines the uterus. 

 Uterine arteries from internal iliacs. 

 Ovarian arteries from aorta. 

 Remarkable for tortuous course and frequent 

 anastomoses. 



■ Broad, or lateral — two layers of serous mem- 

 brane. 



Round — two fibro-muscular cords. 

 Utero-sacral — two partly serous, partly mus- 

 cular, ligaments. 

 Anterior — peritoneal floor of the utero-vesical 



pouch. 

 Recto-vaginal — peritoneal floor of the recto- 

 vaginal pouch. 

 Function — To receive ovum, and if it becomes fertiUzed to 



retain it until developed and then to expel it. 

 Canal — Ebctends from uterus to vulva. 

 C Outer coat is fibrous. 

 { Middle coat is muscular. 

 [ Mucous coat, or lining, arranged in rugae. 

 Location — Placed between urethra and rectum. 



Ligaments ' 



Three 

 coats 



