. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. UTERUS — (NORMAL ANATOMY). 623 extent, dilate, for the purpose of allowing the ovum to pass, just as the os uteri dilates at the time of labour. UTERUS. NORMAL ANATOMY. (Syn. Womb, Mother, Eng.; , Gr.: Uterus, Matrix, Lat.; Utcro, \ta\.; Matrice, Fr.; Barmutter, Geb'drmutter, Fruchthulter, Germ. ; Baarmoeder, Lijfmoe- dcr, Dutch.) The uterus is that segment of the genera- tive track which lies between the lower ex- tremities of the Fallopian tabes and the fornix or upper end of the vagina. In man it is normally formed by
. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy; Physiology; Zoology. UTERUS — (NORMAL ANATOMY). 623 extent, dilate, for the purpose of allowing the ovum to pass, just as the os uteri dilates at the time of labour. UTERUS. NORMAL ANATOMY. (Syn. Womb, Mother, Eng.; , Gr.: Uterus, Matrix, Lat.; Utcro, \ta\.; Matrice, Fr.; Barmutter, Geb'drmutter, Fruchthulter, Germ. ; Baarmoeder, Lijfmoe- dcr, Dutch.) The uterus is that segment of the genera- tive track which lies between the lower ex- tremities of the Fallopian tabes and the fornix or upper end of the vagina. In man it is normally formed by the complete coalescence of the two uterine cornua, which in most of the mammalia remain more or less distinct constituting the bicorned or divided uterus. These, in man and the quadrumana, unite to form a single symmetrical organ, serving for the passage of the seminal fluid, and for the reception, protection, nutrition, and final ex- pulsion of the mature ovum. The uterus is not altogether peculiar to the female. Like the mammary gland, it has its representative in the male, though only in a rudimental state. The existence of such a rudimentary organ is more easily shown in the male of many mammalian animals than in man, in whom, perhaps, it is the least conspicuous, and where its presence, as a type of structure, can only be proved by a close study of homologies, and by the aid of those occasional exemplifications of the true rela- tions of this part which the comparatively rare occurrence of hermaphrodite forms affords. Situation and position. — The unimpregnated uterus is situated entirely within the pelvis, where it lies deep among the other pelvic con- tents, with many of which it is in immediate relation; the bladder lying anteriorly, the rectum posteriorly, the ovaries and Fallopian tubes laterally, the small intestines supe- riorly, and the vagina and perineum inferiorly with regard to it. These several parts, aided by the broad and round ligaments, serve to sup
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