# What is the uterus?

The the uterus is called the uterus (womb). Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a hollow, pear-shaped muscular organ.

## What it means

- A hollow, pear-shaped muscular organ.
- Has a body, a narrower neck (cervix), and two horns (cornua) where the uterine tubes enter.
- The site where the fetus develops during pregnancy.

## Action steps

1. In the pelvis, between the bladder in front and the rectum behind.
2. Held in position by broad and round ligaments.
3. Its cervix opens into the top of the vagina.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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