Uterosacral ligament

Uterosacral ligament
	Uterosacral ligament (in white color) connect between the sacrum and uterus.
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum rectouterinum
TA98	A09.1.03.032
TA2	3840
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 page 1260 of 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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[1] Netter, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 371 (4th Edition)

[2] Netter, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 371 (4th Edition)

[GRAYS2005-2] 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.

[DAFTARY2011-3] Daftary (2011). Manual of Obstetrics, 3/e. Elsevier. pp. 1–16. ISBN 81-312-2556-9.