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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of female pelvis from a lateral approach

Blood vessels and nerves of uterus, vagina and neck of bladder, anterior view

Image #163-3

KEYWORDS: Peripheral nervous system, Uterus, Vagina, Vasculature, Central nervous system, External genitalia, Muscles and tendons, Ovary.

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Dissection of female pelvis from a lateral approach
Blood vessels and nerves of uterus, vagina and neck of bladder, anterior view
The bladder has been transected close to the internal urethral opening and has been removed, together with the ureter, from the dissection. The anterior surfaces of the uterus and vagina are exposed to view.
  1. Left sympathetic trunk
  2. Middle sacral artery
  3. Middle sacral vein
  4. Intervertebral disc L. V - S. I
  5. Right sympathetic trunk
  6. Lateral sacral artery
  7. Sacral nerve IV
  8. Pelvic diaphragm (right half, cut close to sacral and coccygeal attachment)
  9. Uterine vein
  10. Uterus
  11. Uterine venous plexus
  12. Pelvic ganglion
  13. Vaginal venous plexus
  14. Vagina
  15. Vesical venous plexus
  16. Cervix of urinary bladder
  17. Inferior vesical artery
  18. Pubic branch of obturator artery
  19. Pectineal ligament
  20. Superior hypogastric plexus
  21. Common iliac artery
  22. Internal iliac artery and vein
  23. Psoas major muscle
  24. Lateral umbilical ligament
  25. Left pointer: Internal pudendal artery Right pointer: Inferior gluteal artery
  26. Vaginal artery
  27. Uterine artery
  28. Pelvic diaphragm
  29. External iliac artery and vein
  30. Obturator nerve
  31. Ligamentum teres (of uterus)