Ligament: Round ligament of uterus
Sagittal section through the pelvis of a newly born female child. (Label for round ligament of uterus visible at upper right.)
Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Label for round ligament of uterus visible at lower right.)
Latin	ligamentum teres uteri
Gray's	subject #268 1261
MeSH	A05.360.319.114.803

1. Round ligament
2. Uterus
3. Uterine cavity
4. Intestinal surface of Uterus
5. Versical surface(toward bladder)
6. Fundus of uterus
7. Body of uterus
8. Palmate folds of cervical canal
9. Cervical canal
10. Posterior lip
11. Cervical os (external)
12. Isthmus of uterus
13. Supravaginal portion of cervix
14. Vaginal portion of cervix
15. Anterior lip
16. Cervix

The round ligament of the uterus (Latin: ligamentum teres uteri) originates at the uterine horns, that is, the point where the uterus and the uterine tubes meet. The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Illu_female_pelvis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Illu_female_pelvis. ... The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Schematic frontal view of female anatomy The cervix (from Latin neck) is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. ... The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... Female internal reproductive anatomy The Fallopian tubes, also known as oviducts, uterine tubes, and salpinges (singular salpinx), are two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus. ...

This ligament leaves the pelvis, passes through the inguinal canal and continues on to the mount of Venus (outer female genitals) where its fibers spread and mix with the tissue of the mount of Venus. The pelvis (pl. ... The inguinal canal is a passage in the anterior abdominal wall which in men conveys the spermatic cord and in woman the round ligament. ...

The function of the round ligament is maintenance of the anteversion of the uterus (a position where the fundus of the uterus leans ventrally). In anatomy, the stomach (in ancient Greek στόμαχος) is an organ in the alimentary canal used to digest food. ...

External links

• SUNY Figs 43:01-10 - "Superior anterior view of the female pelvis."
• SUNY Anatomy Image 7365