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ABDOMEN 



loiver or inferior border or base rests medially on the upper 

 end of the vagina and laterally on the levator ani. The 

 anterior or inferior layer of the peritoneal fold is reflected 

 forwards, from the lower border, to become continuous with 

 the lateral false ligament of the bladder, and the posterior 



Ureter 

 Obturator fossa . Ovary 



Ovarian vessels 

 Obturator fossa 



Folds produced by nerve-cords 

 Pararectal fossa 



Paravesical fossa 

 Round ligament ' 



Umbilical 

 Inf. epigastric artery ; 



Pouch of Douglas 



Utero-sacral fold 



FIG. 247. Median section through the Female Pelvis to show the disposition 

 of the Peritoneum in relation to the Viscera and to the Lateral Wall of 

 the Cavity. (Dixon and Birmingham.) 



layer passes backward into the floor of the genital or middle 

 pelvic fossa. The lateral border of the ligament is attached 

 to the side wall of the pelvis a short distance in front 

 of the hypogastric artery. 



Two secondary folds spring from the broad ligament, one 

 from each surface. The one from the posterior surface 

 contains the ovary and its ligament, and the one from the 



