THE UTERUS 



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Fig. 1034 — Mid-sagittal Section of the Female Pelvis (Spalteholz. 



Hypogastric artery 



Promontory 

 Ureter 



, Hypogastric vein 

 / / Infundibulum of tuba uterina 



Suspensory ligament of ovary 



External iliac vein 

 Ovary 



Ampulla of tuba uterina 

 Ovarian ligament \^ 

 Fundus uteri \ \ / 



\ \ \' 

 I.igamentum teres \ \ 



Transverse fold of \ \ 

 bladder v \^ \^ 

 Vertex of bladder ^^ 



Middle umbilical 

 ligament 



Ureter / / , ,- _- 



Parietal peritoneum 



Uterus 

 ' Internal orifice 



\/ /Recto-uterine fold 



■■■'*^ V 



,-,>v.j^ s, - • • <MKN^ A , Recto-Uterine 

 V'•'^'<,'S' V "^^^v ' \/ muscle 



'■'■•^ ''" •• ^- '.w X 



' ^ \ Fornix of 

 vagina 



-vi.>„, '''V \ Recto-uter- 

 ,':,(•••'<;.. V \ / ine pouch 



Urachus 

 Symphysis pubis 



Labium majus ' 

 Body of uterus ' 



Labium minus /"V- 



External orifice of urethra 

 Urethra 



Internal orifice of urethra / / 

 Orifice of vagina / 



Hymen 



Coccyx 



Recto-coccy- 

 [" '\ geus muscle 



\ ^ Rectum 

 ' Posterior labium 

 \ External orifice of uterus 

 Anterior labium 



Anus 



Vagina 

 Vesico-uterine pouch 

 Vestibule 



Fig. 1035. — Section of the Pelvis showing the Ligaments of the Uterus. 



Os pubis 



Obturator internus 

 Obturator fascia 



Subperitoneal tissue 

 Broad ligament 



Peritoneum 



Sacro-tuberous 

 ligament 



Utero-sacral ligament 

 running forward into 

 recto-uterine ligament 



Symphysis 

 Prevesical fat 

 Bladder-wall 



Vesical cavity 



Peritoneum of utero- 



vesical pouch 

 Utero-vesical ligament 



Broad ligament 



Uterus 



Recto-uterine pouch 

 of Douglas 



VJ 1 Vessels 

 Ureter 



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Sacrum 



