The diseases of women : a handbook for students and practitioners . ulvar cleft than, the nymphae. ANATOMY OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. 23 When the labia are separated certain spaces are exposedwhich receive special names. Of these the most conspicu-ous is the vestibule, an area limited in front by the glans ofthe clitoris, behind by the margin of the vulvar orifice;laterally it is limited by the converging borders of thenymphae. The urethra terminates in this space. At theposterior part of the vulvar cleft there is a well-markeddepression limited by the hymen and fourchette, known asthe fossa navi
The diseases of women : a handbook for students and practitioners . ulvar cleft than, the nymphae. ANATOMY OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. 23 When the labia are separated certain spaces are exposedwhich receive special names. Of these the most conspicu-ous is the vestibule, an area limited in front by the glans ofthe clitoris, behind by the margin of the vulvar orifice;laterally it is limited by the converging borders of thenymphae. The urethra terminates in this space. At theposterior part of the vulvar cleft there is a well-markeddepression limited by the hymen and fourchette, known asthe fossa navicularis. The opposed surfaces of the labia, great and small, arekept moist with the secretion furnished by the glands lodgedin their cutaneous investment. In addition there are twospecial structures known as the glands of Bartholin, whichmeasure 1 cm. in width, lodged one on each side near theouter aperture of the vagina. The orifice of each ductopens in the recess between the corresponding labium mi-nus and the fold of the hymen (Fig. 29). OVARIAN AR ROUND LIGAM. Fig. 3.—Diagram showing the uterine and ovarian arteries. The Arteries.—1. The Ovarian Artery.—-This vesselarises on each side from the abdominal aorta below therenal arteries, and runs downward in the subserous tissue 24 DISEASES OF WOMEN. to pass between the layers of the mesometrium at the brimof the pelvis; it then makes its way to the side of theuterus near the fundus to inosculate with the uterine its mesometric course branches are distributed to theovary, Fallopian tube, fundus of the uterus, and the meso-metric connective tissue (Fig. 3); an arterial twig also issuesfrom it to anastomose with a small vessel derived from thedeep epigastric artery, which is conducted along the roundligament of the uterus. 2. The Uterine Artery.—In a large proportion of casesthis artery comes from the hypogastric trunk, a branch of Common iliac. External iliac. Hypogastric vesical
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