Median umbilical ligament

Median umbilical ligament
Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. The peritoneum is in place, and the various cords are shining through. Median umbilical ligament is not labeled, but it is located just underneath the median umbilical fold, seen in the center of the diagram
Details
From	Apex of urinary bladder
To	Umbilicus
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum umbilicale medianum, ligamentum suspensorium vesicae urinariae
TA98	A08.3.01.007
TA2	4322
FMA	16568
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

In human anatomy, the median umbilical ligament is an unpaired midline ligamentous structure upon the lower inner surface of the anterior abdominal wall.^[1] It is covered by the median umbilical fold.^{[citation needed]}

The median umbilical ligament represents the remnant of the fetal urachus.^[1][2] It extends from the apex of the bladder to the umbilicus, on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall.^[2]

The median umbilical ligament represents one of the five ligaments of the internal anterior abdominal wall inferior to the umbilicus; laterally on either side of it are one medial umbilical ligament and finally one lateral umbilical ligament.^[1]