Recto-uterine fold

Recto-uterine fold

Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacrogenital fold labeled at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
Latin plica rectouterina
Dorlands
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p_24/12649217
TA A10.1.02.511F
FMA 16533

Anatomical terminology

These folds of the rectouterine excavation are named the sacrogenital or rectouterine folds.

They 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.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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