Ovarian ligament

Ligament: Ovarian ligament
Uterus and right broad ligament, seen from behind. The broad ligament has been spread out and the ovary drawn downward. The ligament of ovary is labeled at the center top. The suspensory ligament of the ovary (not labeled), which may be confused with ligament of ovary, is shown incompletely and in section; it surrounds the ovarian vessels (labeled).
Ovary of a sheep. 1: ovary 2: tertiary follicle 3: proper ovarian ligament 4: fallopian tube 5: ovarian artery and ovarian vein
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The ovarian ligament (also called the utero-ovarian ligament or proper ovarian ligament) is a fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus.

This ligament should not be confused with the suspensory ligament of the ovary, which extends from the ovary in the other direction.

Contents 1 Structure 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Structure

The ovarian ligament is composed of muscular and fibrous tissue; it extends from the uterine extremity of the ovary to the lateral aspect of the uterus, just below the point where the uterine tube and uterus meet.

The ligament runs in the broad ligament of the uterus, which is a fold of peritoneum rather than a fibrous ligament. Specifically, it is located in the parametrium.

See also

• suspensory ligament of the ovary
• uterine tube
• broad ligament of the uterus

References

External links

• SUNY Labs 43:03-0203 - "The Female Pelvis: The Broad Ligament"
• SUNY Anatomy Image 9781
• pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (uterus)
• Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_35/35-2.HTM

v · d · eFemale reproductive system (TA A09.1–2, GA 11.1254) 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 Fallopian tubes Isthmus · Ampulla · Infundibulum · Fimbria · Ostium Ligaments Proper of ovary · Suspensory of ovary Wolffian vestiges Gartner's duct · Epoophoron (Vesicular appendages of epoophoron) · Paroophoron Uterus Regions corpus/body (Uterine cavity, Fundus) · cervix/neck (External orifice, Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice, Supravaginal portion of cervix, Vaginal portion of cervix, Cervical ectropion) · Uterine horns Layers Endometrium · Myometrium · Perimetrium · Parametrium Ligaments Round ligament of uterus · Cardinal ligament · Uterosacral ligament · Pubocervical ligament General Uterine glands Vagina Fossa of vestibule of vagina · Vaginal fornix · Hymen External Vulva/ mons pubis Labium 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 cavernosa · Clitoral glans (Hood) Urethra Urethral crest · Lacunae of Morgagni Other G-Spot · Urethral sponge · Perineal sponge M: ♀ FRS anat/phys/devp noco/cong/npls, sysi/epon proc/asst, drug (G1/G2B/G3CD)

v · d · eAbdominopelvic cavity: Abdomen/Abdominal cavity and Pelvis/Pelvic cavity and Peritoneal cavity (TA A10, GA 4.408 and GA 11.1147) Extraperitoneal space Retroperitoneal space · Retropubic space Peritoneal ligaments, mesenteries, and folds 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: Transverse mesocolon · Sigmoid mesocolon · Mesoappendix · Root of the 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 · Omental bursa · Omental foramen General Cystohepatic triangle · Hepatorenal recess of subhepatic space · Abdominal wall (Inguinal triangle) Peritoneal recesses: Paracolic gutters · Paramesenteric gutters Urogenital peritoneum Uterus/ovaries Broad ligament of the uterus (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) · Ovarian ligament · Suspensory ligament of the ovary Recesses ♂: Recto-vesical pouch · Pararectal fossa ♀: Recto-uterine pouch · Recto-uterine fold (Uterosacral ligament) · Vesico-uterine pouch · Ovarian fossa · Paravesical fossa M: DIG anat(t, g, p)/phys/devp/cell/enzy noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon proc, drug(A2A/2B/3/4/5/6/7/14/16), blte

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