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Topography. 



411. Sagittal Median Section through the Female 



Pelvis. 



From the frozen cadaver of a person of about 25 years. l / z natural size. 



The urinary bladder in the female rests posteriorly against 

 the uterus; it is larger in the transverse than in the vertical diameter, 

 and its' capacity is greater than in the male. Between the bladder (which 

 in the above figure is shown in an empty state) and uterus is the vesico- 

 uterine fold, Excavatio vcxico-idcrhta, formed by the peritoneum, and 

 between the uterus and rectum the r e c t o - u t e r i n e, Excavatio utcro-rcctalis ; 

 in both these spaces serum was contained in the above case. 



The female urethra is 1i i / z inches long and much more dilatable 

 than the male. ]t is directed obliquely downwards and forwards, is imbedded 

 in the anterior wall of the vagina, and opens in the vulva above the 

 entrance to the vagina, surrounded by a pouch of mucous membrane. 



