The diseases of women : a handbook for students and practitioners . duct; it corresponds to the vas deferens inthe male. The Fallopian Tubes.—These tubes conduct ova fromthe ovaries to the uterus. Each tube is continuous with thesuperior angle of the uterus, posterior to the point of attach-ment of the round ligament. When straightened a Fal-lopian tube measures on an average 4 inches (10 cm.); itopens by a peculiarly fringed opening—the abdominal ostium—into the ccelom (peritoneal cavity). The inner third oristhmus of the tube is tortuous and narrower than the outertwo-thirds, termed the ampu
The diseases of women : a handbook for students and practitioners . duct; it corresponds to the vas deferens inthe male. The Fallopian Tubes.—These tubes conduct ova fromthe ovaries to the uterus. Each tube is continuous with thesuperior angle of the uterus, posterior to the point of attach-ment of the round ligament. When straightened a Fal-lopian tube measures on an average 4 inches (10 cm.); itopens by a peculiarly fringed opening—the abdominal ostium—into the ccelom (peritoneal cavity). The inner third oristhmus of the tube is tortuous and narrower than the outertwo-thirds, termed the ampulla. Each Fallopian tube liesin the free border of that portion of the mesometrium knownas the mesosalpinx. The ampulla of the tube embraces theovary (Fig. 1). When an ovum escapes from the ovary itfalls among the tubal fimbriae and gains the ostium of the ANATOMY OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. 19 tube; it is then propelled by muscular contractions alongthe tube to the uterus. The outer end of the Fallopiantube is connected by a modified fimbria, termed the tubo-. FlG. -Sagittal section of the female pelvis (Dickinson). ovarian ligament, with the end of the ovary opposite tothat which receives the ovarian ligament. The Uterus {Womb). — A pyriform body, consistingmainly of involuntary muscular fibres, and containing acentral fissure-like cavity lined with mucous this cavity is continuous with the lumen ofeach Fallopian tube; inferiorly it communicates with thecervical canal by an orifice known as the internal os. The 20 DISEASES OF WOMEN. uterus is divided into three parts, of which two—the bodyand fundus—project freely into the pelvic cavity and re-ceive an investment of peritoneum. The fundus is thatportion lying above the level of the internal orifices ofthe Fallopian tubes; the lower limit of the body is theinternal os. The remaining segment of the uterus is theneck or cervix: it invaginates the mucous membrane ofthe vagina, forming a conical protrus
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