Rectouterine fold

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]

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

References

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


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