Rectouterine fold
Appearance
Rectouterine fold | |
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![]() Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacrogenital fold labeled at bottom left.) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | plica rectouterina |
TA98 | A10.1.02.511F |
TA2 | 3806 |
FMA | 16533 |
Anatomical terminology |
The rectouterine fold is a bilaterally paired prominent ridge[1]/fold[2] of the peritoneum that represents the lateral boundary of the rectouterine pouch on either side.[1][2] It is formed by the underlying rectouterine muscle. On either side, the rectouterine fold extends between the sacrum medially, and the base of the broad ligament of the uterus laterally.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2017). Essential Clinical Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 570. ISBN 978-1496347213.
- ^ a b c "plica rectouterina". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
External links
[edit]- Anatomy photo:43:st-1501 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Pelvis: Rectouterine"