PELVIS 647 



The Veins of the Pelvis. But little requires to be said 

 beyond what was stated regarding the veins of the male pelvis 

 on p. 602. The pudendal plexus, into which the dorsal 

 vein of the clitoris opens, is smaller than in the male, but is 

 connected in a similar manner with the vesical plexus. 



A bulky uterine venous plexus is formed on each side of the 

 uterus between the two layers of the broad ligament. This 

 enters into the formation of the parametrium, and from its 

 lower part the blood is drained away by one or more uterine 

 veins which end in the hypogastric vein. 



A vaginal venous plexus is also formed around the vagina. 

 It is most dense along each lateral border, in the angle 

 between the vesical and the recto-vaginal layers of the pelvic 

 fascia. One or more vaginal veins proceed from its upper 

 end on each side ; they end in the hypogastric veins. 



A pampiniform plexus of veins is formed by the veins which 

 issue from the hilus of the ovary. From this plexus, which 

 lies between the layers of the broad ligament, two ovarian 

 veins issue. They accompany the ovarian artery, and 

 ultimately fuse into a single vein which ends in a manner 

 similar to the corresponding internal spermatic vein of the male 

 (p- 542). 



The Pelvic Lymph Vessels. The lymph vessels of the 

 bladder and rectum are the same in the female as in the male 

 (see p. 603), but in the female the lymph vessels of the vagina, 

 uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries have also to be considered. 

 Lymph vessels from the lower part of the vagina pass to 

 the superficial inguinal and sacral lymph glands. From the 

 middle and upper parts of the vagina and from the cervix 

 uteri they pass to the hypogastric and external iliac and the 

 sacral lymph glands. From the body of the uterus they pass 

 to the external iliac and hypogastric lymph glands and along 

 the round ligament to the superficial inguinal lymph glands. 

 The lymph vessels from the upper part of the uterus and 

 the ovary terminate in the lymph glands round the aorta. 



THE VISCERAL NERVES OF THE PELVIS. 



Very little requires to be added to what has already been 

 said about the visceral nerve plexuses (p. 608). There is no 

 prostatic plexus-, but a vaginal plexus, an ovarian plexus, and a 



