The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed: Being a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of Medicine — John Shaqi
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed: Being a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of MedicineHollick, Frederick
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The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed: Being a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of Medicine
Hollick, Frederick
Chloroform; Gynecology; Indian Territory; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Pregnancy
_The Ovaries._--(_e. e._ Plates I, II and III.)--These are two oval
shaped bodies, about the size of an almond nut, placed one on each
side, nearly in the groin. They contain a number of small round grains,
or granules, called the _ovæ_, or eggs, which are the germs of human
beings, as the eggs of birds are of their particular kind. They are
connected with the uterus by two short arms, or prolongations, and are
enclosed in the folds of the broad ligaments.
_The Fallopian Tubes._--(_f. f._ Plates I and II.)--These are two
Tubes, one on each side, beneath the Ovaries, and extending farther.
Each of them has a small passage which opens into the uterus at one
end, and opposite the Ovaries at the other. Their use is to convey the
impregnating principle to the Ovaries, at the time of conception, and
to convey the Ovæ, when impregnated, to the interior of the Womb.
_The Uterus, or Womb._--(B. Plates I, II.)--This is a hollow organ,
placed between the Bladder, which is in front, and the Rectum, which is
behind. It is connected with the Vagina, and opens into it by the small
orifice called the mouth of the womb.--(_g._ Plate I.)--The Uterus
is the organ which receives the impregnated ovum, and in which it is
developed into the human being. It is connected with the Ovaries by the
Fallopian Tubes, and with the Vagina by the Os Tincæ, and is retained
in its situation partly by its connections with other organs, and
partly by the round and broad ligaments.
_The Vagina._--(C. Plate I.)--This is the passage which leads to the
Womb from the external opening.
_The Os Tincæ, or Mouth of the Womb._--(_g._ Plates I and II.)--This is
the small orifice, opening into the Vagina, by which communication is
established with the Uterus from without.
_The Bladder._--(A. Plates I and II.)--The Receptacle of the Urine. It
is placed immediately in front, on the pubic bone, the Uterus lying
nearly on the top of it.
_The Rectum, or Termination of the large Intestine._ (D. Plates I and
II.)--This is situated behind the Vagina, and between it and the back
bone.
_The Broad Ligaments._--(_s._ Plate III.)--These are two broad folds
of membrane, which serve partly to enclose the Fallopian Tubes and
Ovaries, and partly to sustain the Womb in its place. They adhere to
the Uterus and to the walls of the Pelvis.
_The Round Ligaments._--(_r. r._ Plates II and III.) These two cords
arise from each upper corner of the Uterus, and curving downwards are
fixed by their other extremities to the pubic bone. They are partly
enclosed in the Broad Ligaments. They assist in sustaining the Uterus
in its position, and probably also they strengthen the Broad Ligaments
and prevent their rupture when the strain upon them is too great.
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