A fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_ligament ]
Synonyms: ligament of ovary proper ovarian ligament ligamentum ovarii proprium
Term information
- SCTID:279915004
- FMA:55422
- Wikipedia:Ovarian_ligament
human_reference_atlas
The ligament runs in the broad ligament of the uterus, which is a fold of peritoneum rather than a fibrous ligament. Specifically, it is located in the parametrium
Term relations
- nonskeletal ligament
- reproductive structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some female reproductive system
- attached to some ovary
- part of some system
- attached to some uterus
- develops from some gubernaculum (male or female)