Supravaginal portion of cervix
|Supravaginal portion of cervix|
| 1. Round ligament|
3. Uterine cavity
4. Intestinal surface of Uterus
5. Versical surface(toward bladder)
6. Fundus of uterus
7. Body of uterus
8. Palmate folds of cervical canal
9. Cervical canal
10. Posterior lip
11. Cervical os (external)
12. Isthmus of uterus
13. Supravaginal portion of cervix
14. Vaginal portion of cervix
15. Anterior lip
|Posterior half of uterus and upper part of vagina. (Vaginal portion of cervix visible but not labeled.)|
|Latin||portio supravaginalis cervicis|
|Gray's||subject #268 1259|
The supravaginal portion of the cervix is separated in front from the bladder by fibrous tissue (parametrium), which extends also on to its sides and lateralward between the layers of the broad ligaments.
It is in relation with the rectum, from which it may be separated by coils of small intestine.
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