MOIJIFICATIOXS I.y THE UTERI'S. 



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separating the uterus from the vagina, and which is sometimes a httle 

 open. Not infrequently, if not always, the cavity of the cen'ix is lilled 

 with a plug of thick, adherent, glutinous matter, sometimes so abundant 

 that it also occupies the vagina, and forms an unpleasant obstacle to 



Fig. 65. 



The Gravid Uterus ok a Mcltiparocs anp Inipahous Animal. 



A, Multipannis Uteni« : a, n'. Ovaries ; b, //, Fitnliriii' <>f Kallojiiftn Tubes, '', c'; 

 (i, d', Corniift <if I* terns — tliat on the left contains four EniliryoH, on the right 

 two, ono t)f which is exposed ; e. Body of Utcnis ; _/", Vagina ; f/, (j, Mesometry 

 <«r Ligament of Uterus. B, Uniparous I'terus : c, r'. Fallopian Tubes ; 

 e, Body of Iterus, coutaining early Uterine Ovum ; /, Vagina. C, Early 

 Uterine Ovum. 



exploration, though it docs not interfere with parturition. We have 

 already alluded to the sensitiveness of the cervix. The cornua, also, in 

 becoming wider lose their inferior and posterior cur\-es. 



