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Pelvic cavity   /pˈɛlvɪk kˈævəti/   Listen
Pelvic cavity

noun
1.
The space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera.






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"Pelvic cavity" Quotes from Famous Books



... kidneys by the right and left ureters. These canals terminate in the bladder, an oval-shaped reservoir for the urine. This organ is situated in the posterior portion of the abdominal cavity and at the entrance to the pelvic cavity. Posteriorly, it forms a constricted portion or neck. It is here that the urethra originates. This canal represents the last division of the excretory apparatus. In the female, the urethra is short and terminates in the vulva. In the ...
— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.

... side of each kidney is directed outwards, and the concave side is turned inwards towards the spine. From the middle of the concave side, which is termed the hilus, a long tube of small caliber, called the ureter, proceeds to the bladder. The latter organ is an oval bag, situated in the pelvic cavity. It is composed principally of elastic muscular fibers, and is lined internally with mucous membrane, and coated externally with a layer of the peritoneum, the serous membrane which lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities. The ureters enter the bladder through its posterior ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce



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