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 human uterus is a pear-shaped organ composed of two distinct anatomic regions: the cervix and the corpus. The corpus is further divided into the lower uterine segment and the fundus. The cervix is a narrow cylindrical passage which connects at its lower end with the vagina. At its upper end, the cervix widens to form the lower uterine segment (isthmus); the lower uterine segment in turn widens into the uterine fundus.