Rectouterine fold

Rectouterine fold
Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacrogenital fold labeled at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
Latinplica rectouterina
TA98A10.1.02.511F
TA23806
FMA16533
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

  1. ^ a b Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2017). Essential Clinical Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 570. ISBN 978-1496347213.
  2. ^ a b c "plica rectouterina". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.


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