The Womb.–the plate beautifully and effectively illustrates the location and formation of the womb, that wonderful organ which performs the function of parturition, and which is so constructed as to assist in all the necessary efforts of birth. Its structure is elastic and strong, and it expands readily to accommodate the growth of the child [...]

The function and form of the bladder are familiarly known. It is the recipient of the kidney secretions, and contains them till voided to the urinary canal. It is a tough, elastic structure, guarded at the exit by a contractile file, a means of which the urine can be retained until the quantity becomes excessive. [...]