The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . , internal iliacvein; , umbilical lateral ligament; , uterine artery; b., bladder; ur., urethra.—(Tandler and Halban.) full term, the base of the triangle corresponding to the pectineal line, and itsapex to the horn of the uterus (Fig. 159). After delivery the ligaments slowlyregain their position in the pelvis. Hence the ureters have no fixed relationto the broad ligaments in the latter part of pregnancy, because the ureters do PROPERTIES OF THE UTERUS. Ill not undergo the same displacem
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . , internal iliacvein; , umbilical lateral ligament; , uterine artery; b., bladder; ur., urethra.—(Tandler and Halban.) full term, the base of the triangle corresponding to the pectineal line, and itsapex to the horn of the uterus (Fig. 159). After delivery the ligaments slowlyregain their position in the pelvis. Hence the ureters have no fixed relationto the broad ligaments in the latter part of pregnancy, because the ureters do PROPERTIES OF THE UTERUS. Ill not undergo the same displacement during gestation, (b) The utero-sacralligaments are attached, in the latter part of pregnancy, to the first, instead ofto the third or fourth, sacral vertebra, (c) The round ligaments by the growthof the uterus are drawn up. above the pelvic outlet. 13. Properties.—(a) Sensibility: The sensibility of the uterus undergoesvery little change. The cervix in the non-pregnant state may sometimes evenbe cauterized without much discomfort to the patient. But the sensibility varies =^ri\. Fig. 158.—Topography of the Uterine Artery and Ureters in Pregnancy at theThirty-sixth Week.—Same as Fig. 157 with upper portion of left uterine wall anda portion of the peritoneum removed, , Douglas pouch; , lower segment ofuterus; , vaginal fornix; , cervical canal; v., vagina; , hypogastric artery; ur.,ureter; , internal spermatic artery; , internal spermatic plexus; , exter-nal iliac artery; , uterine artery; , external iliac vein; , umbilical lateralligament; , vesical branch of uterine arterv; b., bladder; u., urethra.—{Tandlerand Halban.) in accordance with its cause; e. g., forced dilatation of the cervix is quite body, although somewhat less sensitive than the cervix, is not entirely insen-sible, for pain is caused by the contractions of labor, or by the introduction of asound or hand. Even fetal movements a
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