Uterosacral ligament
| Uterosacral ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum rectouterinum |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | l_09/12491422 |
| TA | A09.1.03.032 |
| FMA | 19111 |
The uterosacral ligaments (or recto-uterine ligaments) belong to the major ligaments of uterus.
Structure
The rectouterine folds contain a considerable amount of fibrous tissue and non-striped muscular fibers which are attached to the front of the sacrum and constitute the uterosacral ligaments.[1]
These ligaments travel from the uterus to the anterior aspect of the sacrum.[2]
The Pelvic splanchnic nerves run on top of the ligament.[3]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑
- Netter, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 371 (4th Edition)
- ↑ Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Tibbitts, Adam W.M. Mitchell; illustrations by Richard; Richardson, Paul (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-8089-2306-0.
- ↑ Daftary (2011). Manual of Obstetrics, 3/e. Elsevier. pp. 1–16. ISBN 81-312-2556-9.
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