These tubes have their origin in the ovaria, which are two small bodies encased in the ligamentous band supporting the uterus, and resembling the testicle of the male; hence they have been called the female testes. These ovaria contain a number of little vesicles of the size of mustard-seeds, and some of the size of a pea, in number from twelve to fifteen. These vesicles are denominated the eggs of the human species. Annexed to the ovaria are observed, surrounding the tubes, certain fimbriæ, which grasp the ovaria during the copulative act, when prolific, and squeeze out, as it were, one of these little eggs, and propel it into the uterus.
Still further to facilitate the understanding of the structures described in addition to the preceding diagram, the following drawing is presented. It exhibits a section of the female pelvis, and explains more fully the relative positions of its contents:—
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a—The bony portion of the pelvis separated from its junction with its companion. b—The spinal column of the back. c—The bladder. | d—The orifice of the urethra. e—The body of the womb. f—The neck of the womb. g—The vagina. h—The rectum, or end of the intestines. |
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a—The bony portion of the pelvis separated from its junction with its companion.
b—The spinal column of the back.
c—The bladder.
d—The orifice of the urethra.
e—The body of the womb.