Round ligament of uterus

Round ligament of the uterus
Cross-section through the pelvis of a newly born female child. (Round ligament labelled at upper right.)
Details
PrecursorLower gubernaculum[1]
ArteryUterine artery, artery of round ligament of uterus
Identifiers
Latinligamentum teres uteri
MeSHD012404
TA98A09.1.03.029
TA23835
FMA20420
Anatomical terminology

The round ligament of the uterus is a ligament that connects the uterus to the labia majora. It originates at the junction of the uterus and uterine tube. It passes through the inguinal canal to insert at the labium majus.

The two round ligaments of uterus develop from the gubernaculum; they are the female homologue of the male gubernaculum testis.[2]

  1. ^ Swiss embryology (from UL, UB, and UF) ugenital/diffmorpho05
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).