Anatomy Lecture Notes – Midterm 2006

Pocket formed around cervix divided into ant/post and lateral fornices. Uterus lies between bladder and rectum; pear-shaped, covered by peritoneum and lined by endometrium. Rectouterine cul-de-sac separates uterus from rectum. Uterus usually forward-sitting at 45o; can be anteverted, anteflexed, retroverted, or retroflexed ................
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