Superior view of female pelvis; left with peritoneal reflections, right showing the uterus and endopelvic fascia – no labels

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Superior view of female pelvis. Left;  Peritoneum covering the uterus, it's ligaments and the ovaries is the broad ligament of the uterus. The recto-uterine pouch (Douglas) is depicted, extending laterally and posteriorly to form a pararectal fossa on each side of the rectum. Between the uterus and the bladder, a vesico-uterine pouch is formed. Right: Structures shown on the lateral side of the uterus, from anterior to posterior: round ligament of the uterus, uterine tube, ovarian ligament, ureter, uterosacral ligament. The ovary is connected to the lateral pelvic wall with the suspensory ligament of the ovary. The urachus lies anterosuperior on the bladder. No labels.
Illustration by Ron Slagter and Marco DeRuiter for course 'Surgical Anatomy of the lesser pelvis' by the 'Urologisch Opleidings Instituut', the Netherlands.
Anatomical structures in item:
Ligamentum latum uteri
Excavatio vesicouterina
Excavatio rectouterina
Ligamentum teres uteri
Uterus
Tuba uterina (Salpinx)
Ligamentum ovarii proprium
Ureter
Ligamentum suspensorium ovarii
Uploaded by: Siem Zethof Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: Ron Slagter NZIMBI, medical illustrator, LUMC; Prof. Marco DeRuiter PhD, anatomist, LUMC
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Superior view of female pelvis; left with peritoneal reflections, right showing the uterus and endopelvic fascia – no labels
Uploaded by: Siem Zethof
Institution: Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: Ron Slagter NZIMBI, medical illustrator, LUMC; Prof. Marco DeRuiter PhD, anatomist, LUMC
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  • Reviewed by AnatomyTOOL, Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
  • Reviewed on 31 Dec 2019 - 10:36
Superior view of female pelvis. Left;  Peritoneum covering the uterus, it's ligaments and the ovaries is the broad ligament of the uterus. The recto-uterine pouch (Douglas) is depicted, extending laterally and posteriorly to form a pararectal fossa on each side of the rectum. Between the uterus and the bladder, a vesico-uterine pouch is formed. Right: Structures shown on the lateral side of the uterus, from anterior to posterior: round ligament of the uterus, uterine tube, ovarian ligament, ureter, uterosacral ligament. The ovary is connected to the lateral pelvic wall with the suspensory ligament of the ovary. The urachus lies anterosuperior on the bladder. No labels.
Illustration by Ron Slagter and Marco DeRuiter for course 'Surgical Anatomy of the lesser pelvis' by the 'Urologisch Opleidings Instituut', the Netherlands.
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Anatomical structures in item
Ligamentum latum uteri
Excavatio vesicouterina
Excavatio rectouterina
Ligamentum teres uteri
Uterus
Tuba uterina (Salpinx)
Ligamentum ovarii proprium
Ureter
Ligamentum suspensorium ovarii
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Ron Slagter
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