The principles and practice of obstetrics . nfor the tutus. It is intended, as it were, as a sort of domicile orlodging-place for the fetus, affording it, at the same time, nourish-ment, until it has received sufficient development to prepare it foran external or independent existence. As a general rule, the actof fecundation is consummated outside of the uterus, and thefecundated germ is brought within its cavity, there to remain and become developed untilthe completion of utero-gestation. It is very es-sential that you shouldhave a clear apprehen-sion of the exact positionand relations which
The principles and practice of obstetrics . nfor the tutus. It is intended, as it were, as a sort of domicile orlodging-place for the fetus, affording it, at the same time, nourish-ment, until it has received sufficient development to prepare it foran external or independent existence. As a general rule, the actof fecundation is consummated outside of the uterus, and thefecundated germ is brought within its cavity, there to remain and become developed untilthe completion of utero-gestation. It is very es-sential that you shouldhave a clear apprehen-sion of the exact positionand relations which tin;uterus bears to the adja-cent organs. It is situ-ated in the pelvic exca-vation (Fig. 32), with thebladder in front, the rec-tum behind, the smallintestines above, and theupper extremity of thevagina below; the cer-vix of the organ is com-pletely encircled by the vagina, which forms at this point a culde sac. Divisions of the Uterus.—The uterus is divided into its fundus,body, and neck, two surfaces, three angles, and three Fio. 82. TIIE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF OBSTETRICS. 81 Fundus.—The fundus consists of that portion above the trans-verse line, extending from the uterine extremity of one fallopiantube to that of the other. Body and Neck,—The body is immediately below this line, andreaches downward to the narrowing of the organ, at which point
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