Uterosacral ligament

Uterosacral ligament
Uterosacral ligament (in white color) connect between the sacrum and uterus.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum rectouterinum
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12491422
TA	A09.1.03.032
FMA	19111
*Anatomical terminology*

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.

Female reproductive system

Internal

Adnexa

Ovaries

Follicles	corpus hemorrhagicum luteum albicans Theca of follicle externa interna Follicular antrum Follicular fluid Corona radiata Zona pellucida Membrana granulosa Perivitelline space
Other	Germinal epithelium Tunica albuginea cortex Cumulus oophorus Stroma Medulla

Regions	Body Uterine cavity Fundus Cervix External orifice Cervical canal Internal orifice Supravaginal portion Vaginal portion Uterine horns
Layers	Endometrium epithelium Myometrium Perimetrium Parametrium
Ligaments	Round ligament Broad ligament Cardinal ligament Uterosacral ligament Pubocervical ligament
General	Uterine glands

Vagina

External

Vulva

Labia	Mons pubis Labia majora Anterior commissure Posterior commissure Pudendal cleft Labia minora Frenulum of labia minora Frenulum of clitoris Vulval vestibule Interlabial sulci Bulb of vestibule Vaginal orifice vestibular glands/ducts Bartholin's glands/Bartholin's ducts Skene's glands/Skene's ducts
Clitoris	Crus of clitoris Corpus cavernosum Clitoral glans Hood
Urethra	Urethral crest

Other

Anatomy of the peritoneum and mesentery

General

Abdominal

From ventral mesentery	Lesser omentum Hepatoduodenal ligament Hepatogastric ligament Liver Coronary ligament (Left triangular ligament Right triangular ligament Hepatorenal ligament) Falciform ligament (Round ligament of liver and Ligamentum venosum in it, but not of it)
From dorsal mesentery	Greater omentum Gastrophrenic ligament Gastrocolic ligament Gastrosplenic ligament Mesentery Splenorenal ligament Phrenicocolic ligament Folds Umbilical folds Supravesical fossa Medial inguinal fossa Lateral umbilical fold Lateral inguinal fossa Ileocecal fold
Abdominal cavity	Greater sac Lesser sac Omental foramen
General	Cystohepatic triangle Hepatorenal recess of subhepatic space Abdominal wall Inguinal triangle Peritoneal recesses Paracolic gutters Paramesenteric gutters

Pelvic

Uterus/ovaries	Broad ligament of the uterus Mesovarium Mesosalpinx Mesometrium) Ovarian ligament Suspensory ligament of ovary
Recesses	Male Recto-vesical pouch Pararectal fossa Female Recto-uterine pouch Recto-uterine fold (Uterosacral ligament) Vesico-uterine pouch Ovarian fossa Paravesical fossa Retroperitonium

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