Ovarian ligament | ovary ligament
Theligamentoftheovary, utero-ovarianligamentorovarianligament,isoneofthesupportingligamentsoftheovary[1] anduterus[2]withinthefemalepelvis.Itshouldnottobeconfusedwiththesuspensoryligamentoftheovary[3],whichisaseparatestructurethatextendslaterallyfromtheovary.EmbryologyTogetherwiththeroundligamentoftheovary[4],itisoneoftheremnantsofthegubernaculum[5]infemales.GrossAnatomyAfibromuscularbandpassingbetweenthelayersofthebroadligament[6]. Itattachesfromtheuterinepoleoftheovaryandinsertsontothelate...
The ligament of the ovary, utero-ovarian ligament or ovarian ligament, is one of the supporting ligaments of the ovary[1] and uterus[2] within the female pelvis. It should not to be confused with the suspensory ligament of the ovary[3], which is a separate structure that extends laterally from the ovary.
EmbryologyTogether with the round ligament of the ovary[4], it is one of the remnants of the gubernaculum[5] in females.
Gross AnatomyA fibromuscular band passing between the layers of the broad ligament[6].
It attaches from the uterine pole of the ovary and inserts onto the lateral aspect of the uterus near the cornu, just inferior to the origin of the uterine tube.
1.Chummy S. Sinnatamby. Lasts Anatomy. (2020) ISBN: 9780702033957[7]2. Malwina Kaniewska, Piotr Gołofit, Martin Heubner, Caroline Maake, Rahel A. Kubik-Huch. Suspensory Ligaments of the Female Genital Organs: MRI Evaluation with Intraoperative Correlation. (2018) RadioGraphics. doi:10.1148/rg....