A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . ?- distributed in a rich capillary THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS 69 plexus to the follicles. The large veins unite freely with each other,and form a vascular and erectile plexus, continuous with that sur-rounding the uterus, called the bulb of the ovarj (Fig. 35). Lym-phatics and nerves exist, but their mode of termination is unknown. Fig. u. UterusPampiniform ovarian plexus Bulb of and utero-ovarian ligament, r. Fallopian tube. 1. Utero-ovarian vein. 3. Commencement of spermatic vein. The Mammary Glands.—To complete the con
A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . ?- distributed in a rich capillary THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS 69 plexus to the follicles. The large veins unite freely with each other,and form a vascular and erectile plexus, continuous with that sur-rounding the uterus, called the bulb of the ovarj (Fig. 35). Lym-phatics and nerves exist, but their mode of termination is unknown. Fig. u. UterusPampiniform ovarian plexus Bulb of and utero-ovarian ligament, r. Fallopian tube. 1. Utero-ovarian vein. 3. Commencement of spermatic vein. The Mammary Glands.—To complete the consideration of thegenerative organs of the female we must study the mammary glands,which secrete the fluid destined to nourish the child. In the humansubject they are two in number, and instead of being placed upon theabdomen, as in most animals, they are situated on either side of thesternum, over the pectoralis major muscles, and extend from the thirdto the sixth ribs. This position of the glands is obviously intendedto suit the erect position of the female in suckling. They are con-vex anteriorly, and flattened posteriorly where they rest on themuscles. They vary greatly in size in different subjects, chiefly inproportion to the amount of adipose tissue they contain. In in girls, previous to puberty, they are rudimentary in structure;while in pregnant women they increase great
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