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Credit: Pathology and treatment of diseases of women. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![the anterior junction of these labia lies the clitoris, and about 2 cm beneath it is found the os externum urethrae. Externally to the labia minora are the labia majora, which unite posteriorly in the frenulum labiorum pudendi, or fourchette, and are continuous anteriorly with the mons veneris. At the junction of the posterior and middle thirds of the labia majora are the orifices of the ducts of the glandulae vestibu- lares majores (Bartholin's glands), whose dot-formed mouths are plainly recognizable. Surrounding the os externum urethras, }a r especially at the posterior border, are the ductus para- ■ / urethrales (Skene's ducts). 7 J^ Somewhat anteriorly and laterally to the cornua of the fundus uteri are seen the ligamenta rotunda which FlG- !•—Schematic mn jn SOmewhat concave way to the internal abdom- Transverse Sec- . J . tion through the mal rings. Just above and posteriorly to these are Vagina, a, An- seen the tubae uterinae running externally and later- tenor; b, Pos- a]jy an(j then posteriorly in the upper folds of the wail. mesometrium (ligamentum latum). Posterior to these and somewhat lower are the ligamenta ovariorum propria, attached to the uterine cornua and terminating in the uterine pole of the corresponding ovarium. All these parts are covered with peritoneum, with the exception of the ovarium. If one looks into the pelvic cavity from above, the bladder and rectum being empty (see Fig. 2), there is seen in the anterior por- tion and immediately behind the symphysis pubis, the collapsed bladder on which rests the uterus with its anterior wall, so that the fundus is directed forward pointing about to the upper edge of the symphysis pubis. The posterior surface of the uterus points with its corporeal por- tion directly upward, and its lower cervical portion posteriorly and up- ward, about in the direction of the promontorium sacri. The portio vagi- nalis is directed downward and backward into the hollow of the sacrum. Behind the uterus, and usually filled with loops of intestine, is the excavatio recto-uterina (cavum Douglasii), which is limited posteriorly in its central portion by the rectum. The Fallopian tube is divided into three parts: The pars interstitialis, contained within the uterine .wall, the pars isthmica, reaching from its junction with the uterus to a point marking two-thirds of its entire length, and the pars ampullaris, which contains the funnel-shaped abdom- inal opening surrounded with fimbriae, the os abdominale. The wall of the uterine tube consists of a mucous lining, a muscular layer containing internal circular and external longitudinal muscle fibres, and the perito- neal or serous coat. The tubes, after leaving the uterine wall, run in a nearly straight line laterally and horizontally to a point about midway between the uterine cornu and the side of the bony pelvis, where they turn at an almost right angle backward and downward. The fimbriated extremity is directed downward into the excavatio recto-uterina and covers and surrounds its corresponding ovary. The upper portion of the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21171701_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
