On sterility in the male and female : its causes and treatment / By the Chevalier V. Mondat ... Tr. from the 5th French ed.

  • Vincent-Marie Mondat
Date:
1844
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Credit: On sterility in the male and female : its causes and treatment / By the Chevalier V. Mondat ... Tr. from the 5th French ed. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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    [Fig. 12.] from some physiologists in regard to the uterus,* we apply this term to that organ which furnishes to the product of conception the space and material neces- sary for its nutrition and development. Its form is seen in the cut above. It is situated obliquely in the cavity of the pelvis, between the rectum and bladder, as shown in the figure on the next page, where, how- ever, it is represented in an advanced stage of pregnan- cy. It is kept in place by several ligaments, and pre- sents nearly the form of a triangle flattened from be- fore backward. Its base is situated upward and back- ward, and is bounded laterally by two angles, which indicate the points of insertion of the Fallopian tubes, as seen in fig. 11. Its summit or neck, directed down- ward and forward, is embraced by the vagina, into which it projects for four or five lines, and is perforated by an oval opening, the os tincoe, which establishes a communication between these two organs. This os * Many physiologists regard the uterus, like the seminal vesicles, as a reservoir for preserving the seminal fluid secreted by the oveuries.
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