Human physiology (Volume 2) . violence of any kind, as by stronglyrubbing the sexual organs of infants by coarse cloths, and byulcerations of the part; hence its absence is not an absolute proofof the loss of virginity, as it was of old regarded by the is its presence a positive evidence of continence. Individuals GENERATIVE APPARATUS —FEMALE. 335 have conceived, in whom the aperture of the hymen has been sosmall as to prevent penetration. Its general semilunar or cres-centic shape has been considered to explain the origin of the sym-bol of the crescent assigned to Diana — the godd
Human physiology (Volume 2) . violence of any kind, as by stronglyrubbing the sexual organs of infants by coarse cloths, and byulcerations of the part; hence its absence is not an absolute proofof the loss of virginity, as it was of old regarded by the is its presence a positive evidence of continence. Individuals GENERATIVE APPARATUS —FEMALE. 335 have conceived, in whom the aperture of the hymen has been sosmall as to prevent penetration. Its general semilunar or cres-centic shape has been considered to explain the origin of the sym-bol of the crescent assigned to Diana — the goddess of the part of the vagina, where the hymen was situate,small, reddish, flattened, or rounded tubercles — the carunculasmyrtiformes seu hymenales — afterwards exist, which are of vari-ous sizes, and are formed, according to the general opinion, by theremains of the hymen. Beclard and J. Cloquetb consider them tobe folds of the mucous membrane. Their number varies fromtwo to five, or six. Fte. Female Organs of Upper part of vagina. 2, Os uteri, projecting into vagina ; posterior lip is seen to be longeiand larger than anterior. 3. Cervix uteri. 4. Body of uterus. 5. Its fundus. 6. Broad ligamentof left side, having enclosed between its layers (7) Fallopian tube, and (8) round ligament. Onright side broad ligament is removed, so as to bring more clearly into view structures which itcontains. 9. Fallopian lube. 10 Its fimbriated extremity. 11. One of its fimbria? attached toovary. 12 Ovary attached by its ligament to upper angle of uterus. 13. Round ligament.—Wilson.) At either side of the entrance of the vagina, beneath the integu-ment covering its inferior part, as well as the superficial perinealfascia, and the constrictor vaginae muscle, are situate the glands ofDuverney. The space they occupy lies between the lower end of thevagina, the ascending ramus of the ischium, the cms clitoridis,and the erector clitoridis muscle. The e
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