THE UTERUS 



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in front, is in relation anteriorly with the I (ladder; ])osteriorly it is covered with 

 the peritoneum of the anterior wall of the pouch of Douglas, and at the sides it is 

 connected with the hroad ligament, in which lie the uterine vessels and the ureter, 

 the latter at a distance of a little over half an inch. The zone of vaginal attach- 



FiG. 635. — The Female Okuans ok Generation. (Modilied Iroin Suppey.) 

 (Vagina divideil and laid open behind.) 



POSTERIOR SURFACF OF BODY OF UTERUS 



Utero-ovorian ligament 



OVARY 



FALLOPIAN TUBE 



Broad ligament 



FIMBRIATED EXTREMITY 

 OF TUBE 

 FIMBRIA OVARICA 



Lower 

 part of broad ligament 



OS UTERI 



OS EXTERNUM 



VAGINAL WALL, DIVIDED AND REFLECTED 



VAGINA, ANTERIOR WALL 



Fig. 636. — The PosTEnioR Surface of the Uterus. (After Sappey.) 



EXTRA-VAGINAL CERVIX 



INTRA-VAGINAL CERVIX 



OS 

 VAGINAL WALL 



— FALLOPIAN TUBE 



Fdge or peritoneum of Douglas's poucb 



CERVICAL ATTACHMENT OF VAGINA 



ment i.-< ol)li(|U('ly set, extending higher l)eliind than in front, and has a de]ith of 

 ahout one-tit'th of an inch (5 mm.). The intravaginal zone, or os uteri, is 

 covered with mucous membrane continuous with that of the vagina. It jiresents 

 the external ai»ertuiv of the uteriiu- eavity, usually in tlie form of a transvei-se fis- 



