A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . orm thevulva; and the vagina, which is placed internally and forms the canal 1 Scanzonis Beitrage, 1867. 2 The Structural Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor. THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS. 49 of communication between the uterus and the vulva. 2. The internalor formative organs : they include the ovaries, which are the most im-portant of all, as being those in which the ovule is formed; the Fal-lopian tubes, through which the ovule is carried to the uterus; and theuterus, in which the impregnated ovule is lodged and developed. 1. The external


A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . orm thevulva; and the vagina, which is placed internally and forms the canal 1 Scanzonis Beitrage, 1867. 2 The Structural Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor. THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS. 49 of communication between the uterus and the vulva. 2. The internalor formative organs : they include the ovaries, which are the most im-portant of all, as being those in which the ovule is formed; the Fal-lopian tubes, through which the ovule is carried to the uterus; and theuterus, in which the impregnated ovule is lodged and developed. 1. The external organs consist of— Mons Veneris.—The mons veneris (Fig. 14,/) is a cushion of adiposeand fibrous tissue which forms a rounded projection at the upper part ofthe vulva. It is in relation above with the lower part of the hypogas-tric region, from which it is often separated by a furrow, and below it iscontinuous with the labia majora on either side. It lies over the sym-physis and horizontal rami of the pubes. After puberty it is covered Fig.


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