Rotunda midwifery for nurses and midwives / by G.T. Wrench.

  • Guy T. Wrench
Date:
1908
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Credit: Rotunda midwifery for nurses and midwives / by G.T. Wrench. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the time when the woman is unwell. An egg or OAUim, when ripe, bursts tlu’ough the thin outer' membrane that covers the ovary and falls into the trumpet-like cup, Avhich is the mouth of a tube leading to the uterus or Avomb. The Fallopian Tube.—This tube is called the Fallopian tube—called Fallopian because it Avas first described by an Italian anatomist called Falloppius. There are tAvo tubes, one on each side. They are 4 ins. long and about as thick as a penholder. The next thing that the egg or oAmm has to do is to reach the Avomb or uterus. It is not like the male element, Avliich can move of itself. The ovum has no poAver of movement. So in order that it can reach the uterus, the Fallopian tube is lined Avith microscopic hairs AAdiich are constantly Avaving in the direction of the uterus. Under the microscope they look like reeds along a river bank bending to the Avind. By their means the ovum is Avafted into the uterus. At 3 in the diagram you see it in the Tube. The Uterus {uterus—Latin for the Avoinb).—The uterus, or Avomb, is a pear-shaped, muscular organ in Avhich the baby lives and groAvs until birth. The virgin uterus is 3 ins. long and 2 ins. broad and 1 in. thick. There are several terms connected Avith the uterus Avhich you must know, for they are constantly used in midAvifery. The Body.—The picture shows the body of the uterus. It is the most muscular part of the uterus. Its upper part is knoAvn as the fundus. The body forms the upper tAvo-thirds of the uterus. The Cervix {Cervix—Latin for neck).—The lower third of the uterus is knoAvn as the cervix or neck. The cervix projects into the vagina. The Cervical Canal.—The cervical canal passes from the cavity of the uterus to the vagina. Its opening into the vagina is knoAvn as the external os {os—Latin for mouth), its opening into the uterus the internal os. These internal and external mouths of the canal are very definite and must be carefully remembered. The internal os is surrounded by circular bands of muscle Avhich keep it
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