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the organ. It covers only the upper two-thirds of this 

 surface, and is then reflected on to the fundus of the 

 bladder. The vagina, therefore, receives a partial covering 

 of peritoneum posteriorly, but is altogether devoid of 

 peritoneum anteriorly. The whole of the supra-vaginal 

 portion of the posterior surface of the uterus is covered, but 

 only the upper two-thirds of the anterior surface. From 

 each lateral border of the uterus the peritoneum extends 

 laterally in the form of a wing-like fold, the broad ligament, 

 which connects the uterus with the side wall of the pelvis. 

 Upon the upper surface of the bladder the peritoneum 



Anterior 

 Meso- Body of Fundus wall of 



Corpus luteu 



Ovary 



Lig. of ovnry /~" 

 Lower border of broad lig'. 



Cervix,' 

 Os uteri extermun 



FIG. 246. The Uterus, the Uterine Tubes, the Ovaries, the Broad Liga- 

 ments, and the upper part of the Vagina seen from behind. The 

 posterior wall of the uterine cavity has been removed, and the left 

 Uterine Tube and the upper part of the Vagina have been opened. 



passes forwards, and at the apex it is conducted upwards to 

 the posterior surface of the anterior abdominal wall by the 

 urachus, over which it forms a fold known as the median 

 umbilical fold. From each lateral border of the upper sur- 

 face of the bladder the peritoneum extends outwards to the 

 lateral wall of the pelvis, forming the lateral false ligaments. 



Ligamenta Lata Uteri (Broad Ligaments of the Uterus). 

 Each broad ligament is a wide fold composed of two layers 

 of peritoneum. It stretches from the -lateral border of the 

 uterus to the lateral wall of the pelvis on the same side. The 

 greater part of the superior or anterior border of the ligament 

 is occupied by the uterine tube. The smaller part, which 

 extends beyond the tube, forms the suspensory ligament of 

 the ovary, and contains the ovarian vessels and nerves. The 



