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peritoneum, present a superior, or posterior surface, and an inferior, or 

 anterior surface. The superior, or anterior border of this fold is occupied 

 by the Fallopian tubes, the peritoneum constituting their outer coat. 

 Laterally, at the free extremities of the tubes, the peritoneum ceases, 

 and there is an actual opening of each Fallopian tube into the peritoneal 

 cavity. Attached to the broad ligament and projecting on its posterior 

 surface, is the ovary, which is connected with the fibrous tissue between 

 the two layers of the ligament. At the hilum of the ovary, as will be 

 seen farther on, the structure of the peritoneum undergoes a marked 

 change. 



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Fig. 197. Uterus, Fallopian tubes and ovaries posterior view (Sappey). 



I, ovaries; 2, 2, Fallopian tubes; 3, 3, fimbriated extremity of the left Fallopian tube, seen from its 

 concavity; 4, opening of the left tube; 5, fimbriated extremity of the right tube, posterior view; 6, 6, 

 fimbriae which attach the extremity of each tube to the ovary; 7, 7, ligaments of the ovary; 8, 8, 9, g, 

 broad ligaments; 10, uterus; n, cervix uteri; 12, os uteri; 13, 13, 14, vagina. , 



The Ovaries. The ovaries, attached to the broad ligament and pro- 

 jecting on its posterior surface, lie nearly horizontally in the pelvic 

 cavity, on either side of the uterus. They are of a whitish color, and 

 their form is ovoid and flattened, with the anterior border, sometimes 

 called the base, attached to the broad ligament. By closely examining 

 their mode of connection with the broad ligament, it is seen that at the 

 margin of the attached surface of the ovary, the posterior layer of the 

 ligament ceases, and that the fibrous stroma of the medullary portion of 

 the ovary is continuous with the fibrous tissue lying between the two 

 layers. 



The ovary is about an inch and a half (38.1 millimeters) in length, 

 half an inch (12.7 millimeters) in thickness, and three-quarters of an 

 inch (19.1 millimeters) in width at its widest portion. The outer 



