REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS IN THE FEMALE. 



For descriptive purposes it is divided into fundus, 

 body, and neck, or cervix. 



The fundus is the broad convex upper end that 

 lies above the attachment of the Fallopian tubes. It 

 is chiefly this part that expands in case of pregnancy. 

 The body is the part between the fundus and neck. 

 This part tapers downward with convex sides. The 



Fig. 231. A, Isolated muscle-elements of the non-pregnant uterus; 

 B, cells from the organ shortly after delivery (Sappey). 



neck, or cervix, is about one inch long, cylindrical, 

 and projects into the anterior part of the upper end 

 of the vagina. The projecting portion is called the 

 vaginal part, and has a transverse oval aperture, 

 called the os uteri, which communicates with the 

 cavity of the uterus. The latter is a triangular 



