Italian cinema's sweet success. 1  Federico Fellini's groundbreaking 1960 satire La Dolce Vita put Italian cinema firmly on the world stage with its tale of hedonistic excess. 2  Federico Fellini's groundbreaking 1960 satire La Dolce Vita put Italian cinema firmly on the world stage with its tale of hedonistic excess. It thrilled critics but was condemned by the Vatican. Here Philip French explains why it is a European classic - and next week you can judge it yourself when The Observer gives the film away to readers.
The uterus is a female reproductive organ located between the bladder and the rectum, in the pelvic area. The uterus has three layers: the inner lining (endometrium); the middle muscular layer (myometrium); and the outer layer (perimetrium).
The uterus is located inside the pelvis immediately dorsal (and usually somewhat rostral) to the urinary bladder and ventral to the rectum. The human uterus is pear-shaped and about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long, 4.5 cm broad (side to side) and 3.0 cm thick (anteroposterior). A nonpregnant adult uterus weighs about 60 grams.The uterus can be divided anatomically into four segments: The fundus, corpus, cervix and the internal os.7.6 cm) long, 4.5 cm broad (side to side) and 3.0 cm thick (anteroposterior). A nonpregnant adult uterus weighs about 60 grams. The uterus can be divided anatomically into four segments: The fundus, corpus, cervix and the internal os.