ABSTRACT
The uterus is a hollow, thick-walled and muscular organ situated between the bladder anteriorly and rectum posteriorly. Uterus is the largest female reproductive organ in the pelvis weighing about 30-40 grams, 8 cm long, 5 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick. It serves as a site for the reception, retention and nutrition of the conceptus. The portion above the isthmus is termed as the body and that below, the cervix (Fig. 9.1). The cavity of the uterus is triangular in shape in a coronal section and mere slit, lattened antero-posteriorly. The total length of uterine cavity from external os to the fundus is approximately 6.25 cm.
