Uterosacral ligament
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| Uterosacral ligament | |
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| Latin | ligamentum rectouterinum |
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| Anatomical terminology
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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)
