. Anatomy, descriptive and applied. Anatomy. THE UTERUS, OR WOMB 1403 muscular organ. The nonpregnant uterus is contained in the cavity of the pelvis between the bladder and the rectum (Figs. 1183 and 11S8). It is rarely placed exactly in the midline, but inclines to one side or the other, more often to the left than to the right. The walls of the organ are extremely thick. The uterus is movable as a whole, and the body of the uterus is movable upon the neck. Its position varies with the condition of adjacent parts, especially of the bladder and rectum. The cervix is more firmly fixed than the
. Anatomy, descriptive and applied. Anatomy. THE UTERUS, OR WOMB 1403 muscular organ. The nonpregnant uterus is contained in the cavity of the pelvis between the bladder and the rectum (Figs. 1183 and 11S8). It is rarely placed exactly in the midline, but inclines to one side or the other, more often to the left than to the right. The walls of the organ are extremely thick. The uterus is movable as a whole, and the body of the uterus is movable upon the neck. Its position varies with the condition of adjacent parts, especially of the bladder and rectum. The cervix is more firmly fixed than the body and fundus, and hence the latter vary more in position than the former. Normally, in an erect indi- vidual, with the bladder and rectum empty, the external os is at the level of the upper surface pf the pubic symphysis (Fig. 1174) and in a frontal plane passing through the ischiatic spines. The long axis of the uterus is directed forward and upward (Fig. 1174) and is angled where the body and cervix join. Hence, nor- mally, with the bladder empty, the uterus is anieverted and anieflexed. When the bladder fills, the anteversion and anteflexion are almost If the bladder is overdistended and the rectum is empty, the uterus is pushed strongly backward; so that its long axis corresponds to the long axis of the vagina; in other words, it is retroverted. MESOVARI MESOSALPINX TUBAL EXTREMITY OF OVAH^ FALLOPIAN OUND LIGAMENT F UTERUS. POST. FORNIX OF VAGINA VAGINAL RTION OF RVIX Fig. 1178.—The uterus, the left Fallopian tube, and the left ovary in their connection with the broad ligament of the uterus, which has been fully unfolded. Seen from behind. From a virgin, aged nineteen jjears. (Toldt.) In the virgin state it is pear-shaped, flattened from before backward, and is retained in its position by the round and broad ligaments on each side, and projects into the upper end of the vagina below (Figs. 1178 and 1179). Its upper end, or base, is directed upward and forw
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