The uterosacral ligaments (or rectouterine ligaments) belong to the

major ligaments of uterus The uterus (from Latin ''uterus'', plural ''uteri'') or womb () is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more embryos until birth. The uter ...

Structure

The

rectouterine folds The rectouterine folds, (sacrogenital folds) are folds of the rectouterine pouch. They contain a considerable amount of fibrous tissue and smooth muscle fibers which are attached to the front of the sacrum and constitute the uterosacral ligament ...

contain a considerable amount of fibrous tissue and non-striped muscular fibers which are attached to the front of the

sacrum The sacrum (plural: ''sacra'' or ''sacrums''), in human anatomy, is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusing of the sacral vertebrae (S1S5) between ages 18 and 30. The sacrum situates at the upper, back part o ...

and constitute the uterosacral ligaments.* Netter, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 371 (4th Edition) These ligaments travel from the uterus to the anterior aspect of the sacrum. The

pelvic splanchnic nerves Pelvic splanchnic nerves or nervi erigentes are splanchnic nerves that arise from sacral spinal nerves S2, S3, S4 to provide parasympathetic innervation to the organs of the pelvic cavity. Structure The pelvic splanchnic nerves arise from th ...

run on top of the ligament.

References

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