PelvicFloorandContents
PelvicViscera:Female
Plate342
Superior view with peritoneum intact
Urinary bladder
Fundus of uterus
Deep inguinal ring
Round ligament of uterus
Body of uterus
Broad ligament
Ligament of ovary
Mesosalpinx (of broad ligament)
Cervix of uterus
Ovary
Recto-uterine pouch (of Douglas)
Recto-uterine fold
Uterine (fallopian) tube
External iliac vessels
Pararectal fossa
Suspensory ligament of ovary
(contains ovarian vessels)
Ureteric fold
Sigmoid colon
Vesico-uterine
pouch
Paravesical
fossa
Sacral promontory
Median sacral vessels
Abdominal aorta
Urinary bladder
Vesical fascia (
cut edge
)
Obturator fascia
Obturator canal
Obturator artery
Cervix of uterus and uterovaginal fascia
Uterine vessels
Cardinal (transverse cervical
or Mackenrodt’s) ligament
Rectocervical and rectovaginal (potential) spaces
Rectal fascia (
cut edge
)
Recto-uterine (sacro-uterine)
ligament
External iliac vessels
Ureter
Sacral promontory
Superior view with peritoneum and uterus removed
