The science and art of midwifery.

  • William Thompson Lusk
Date:
1891
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Credit: The science and art of midwifery. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY. CHAPTER I. PAG* Female Organs of Generation . . . . . .1 The pudendum.—Labia majora.—Clitoris.—Labia minora.—Vestibule.—The bulbs of the vestibule.—Meatus urethra?.—Sebaceous glands.—Mucous glands.— Vaginal orifice.—Hymen.—Vagina.—Vessels of vagina.—Uterus.—Fallopian tubes.—Ovaries.—Vessels of uterus and its appendages.—Nerves of uterus. —Lymphatics.—Development of the female organs of generation.—Arrests of development. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OVUM. CHAPTER II. Development of the Ovum . . . . . . .35 The Graafian follicles and the ovum.—Discbarge of the ova from the ovary, and the formation of the corpus luteum.—The migration of the ovum.—Fecun- dation.—Changes taking place in the ovum subsequent to fecundation.— Nourishment of the embryo.—The allantois and chorion.—The deciduae.— The placenta; its development and structure.—Formation of the umbilical cord.—The amniotic fluid. CHAPTER III. Development of the Foetus . . . . . .62 Area germinativa.—Primitive trace.—Dorsal plates.—Tubus medullaris.—Cerebral vesicles.—Chorda dorsalis.—Vertebral plates.—Abdominal plates.—Central plates.—Development of the bony skeleton.—Development of the intestine, face, lungs, liver, pancreas, bladder, heart.—Development of foetus in suc- cessive months of pregnancy.—Foetus at term.—Fetal cranium.—The atti- tude, position, and presentation of the foetus. PHYSIOLOGY OF PREGNANCY. CHAPTER IV. Changes effected in the Maternal Organism by Pregnancy . . 85 Changes in the sexual apparatus and neighboring organs.—Changes in the uterus. —Explanation of apparent shortening of cervix.—Changes in the vagina, vulva, abdomen, navel, breasts, nipple.—Functional disturbances of bladder. — Constipation.—(Edema.—Changes effected in the entire organism.