Chapter IV: Part I: Midwifery

PLATE I.

Lateral Section, or side view of the Female Pelvis, to show the
position of the Organs.

A. The Bladder.
B. The Womb.
C. The Vagina.
D. The Rectum.
_e._ The Right Ovary.
_f._ The Right Fallopian Tube.
_g._ The Os Tincæ, or Mouth of the Womb.
_h._ The Meatus Urinarius, or Mouth of the Bladder.
_i. i._ The Small Intestines.
_j. j._ The Back Bone.
_k._ The Pubic or Front Bone.
_l._ The Right External Lip, or Labium.
_m._ The Right Internal Lip, or Nymphæ.
_n._ The Hymen.
_o._ The Opening through the Hymen.
_q._ The Perineum.
_p._ The Clitoris.

(This of course shows the half of all the single Organs and the right
one only of those that are double.)

Lateral Section, or side view of the Female Pelvis, to show the position of the Organs in their natural state.]

PLATE II.

Front View of the Female Pelvis, with the External Walls removed.

A. The Bladder.
B. The Womb.
D. The Rectum.
_e. e._ The Ovaries.
_f. f._ The Fallopian Tubes.
_i. i._ The Small Intestines.
_r. r._ The Round Ligaments.

Front View of the Female Pelvis, with the External Walls removed.]

MIDWIFERY.