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BOVINE OBSTETEICS 



ively cotyledons, are situated about the internal opening of the 

 OS uteri {orificium uteri internum), a placenta prsevia — so 

 termed because it is first detected on exploring the cavity — is 

 formed (Franck). Besides the larger follicular masses (cotyle- 



Fig. 3.— Pregnant Uterus, with Cotyledons, 

 a. Maternal placenta ; b, cervical canal ; c, placenta praevia, or accessory cotyledons. 



dons), one also finds a number of mulberry-like prominences 

 of the same structure as the placentae uterinse, and which are 

 also capable of executing the functions of the cotyledons. For 



