Lectures on the development of the gravid uterus / by William O. Priestley.
- Priestley, William Overend, 1829-1900.
- Date:
- 1860
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Lectures on the development of the gravid uterus / by William O. Priestley. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![1 10 Nerves in gravid uterus, 85. Omphalo—mesenteric vessels, 45. Ovulation, phenomena of, 7. Ovum; its transit through Fallopian tube, 8; where united with semen of male, 9; position of its attachment to uterus, 22. Ovum, apoplectic ; its nature, 28. Os uteri, modified by pregnancy, 86. Parturition ; Dr Simpson’s suggestion of its determining cause, 27. Peritoneal coat of uterus ; changes during pregnancy, 84 ; extent diminished after labour, 103. Placenta ; its function, 46-59 ; its form in lower animals, 46 ; in man, 46; its weight and dimensions, 46 ; general con- figuration, 47 ; foetal pwrtion of, 48 ; maternal portion of, 53 ; peripheral dis- tribution of umbilical arteries in, 50 ; arrangement of maternal vessels in, 55- 64 ; its cavernous structure, 57 ; its early development, 22-62 ; situation of, 67 ; anomalies in its insertion, 69 ; anomalies in its form, 69 ; exhibits signs of degeneration towards end of preg- nancy, 70 ; William Hunter’s investiga- tions on, 55 ; Dr Reid’s, 56 ; Schroeder van der Kolk’s, 56. Placenta previa; anatomical conditions producing, 66. Placental bruit or souffle; how produced, 68. Placental circulation; discovered by the Hunters, 55. Placental spot, condition of, after delivery, 96 ; reproduction of mucous membrane over, 100. Post-partum hremorrhage ; how provided against, 66. Prolapse of funis; measures adopted for, | 78. Puerperal and surgical patients, analogy between, 94. Reid, Dr, on the placenta, 56. Round ligaments, supposed purpose of, 83. Secundines, definition of, 46. Sharpey’s researches on decidua of the bitch, 23. Schroeder van der Kolk on the placenta, 56. Sub-involution of uterus, 103. Super-involution of uterus, 104. in early weeks, 71; at a later period, 73 arrangement of umbilical vessels in, 73 knots on, 75; coiling of, round child, 75 its effects, 76; lymphatics in, 76 anomalies in structure, 78 ; prolapse of, 78 ; separation of, after birth, 79. Umbilici arteries; their ultimate distribu- tion in placenta, 50. Umbilical vein, without valves, 73. Umbilical vesicle ; its form and relations, 44 ; analogous to yolk-sack, 45. Umbilical vessels; cause of their spiral arrangement, 74 ; vital contractions of, 74; obstructions of, 78; their first appearance in allantois, 43. Umbilicus (of Coste) in decidua ovuli, 25. Urachus ; its origin, 43. Uterine follicle^ imbedded in walls at the end of gestation, 99. Uterine hsemorrhage during pregnancy from separation of placenta, 65. Uterine vessels; their development during pregnancy, 84; their continuation into placenta, 65. Uterus, preparation of, for reception of ovum, 9 ; condition of, after delivery, 93 ; fatty degeneration of, after deliv- ery, 101; sub-involution of, 103; super- involution of, 104. Uterus, unimpregnated ; structure of, 81 ; a contractile organ, 83. Uterus, gravid, structure of, middle coat of, 81; arrangement of; its muscular fibres, 81 ; changes in its peritoneal coat, 84 ; relations of ligaments to, 90 ; develoj)- ment of blood-vessels in, 84; of lym- phatics, 85; of nerves, 85 ; shape of, 90; direction of axis, 91 ; relations of, 90 ; its rate of increase, 89 ; lateral inclination of, 92 ; reproduction of its mucous membrane, 98. Unavoidable haemorrhage, conditions pro- ducing, 67. Vesicular mole; its nature, 34 ; can it occur without impregnation ? 37. Vessels, uterine, diminution in size of, after delivery, 103. I Villi of chorion, development of, 30 ; rela- I tion of, to decidua, 23 ; their perma- I nence throughout gestation, 32 ; mode of ] growth, 33. I Villi of placenta; Mr Qoodsir’s view of their structure, 60. Umbilical cord, 71 ; of what constituted ‘Wharton’s gelatin,’ 76. Edinburgh : Printed by fJRANX Urotiiers, 14 St .Tames’ Stjuar.’.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22334452_0116.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
