PelvicFloorandContents
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PelvicContents:Female
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Ligament of ovary
Ovary
Uterine (fallopian) tube
Round ligament of uterus
Broad ligament
Femoral ring
Deep inguinal ring
Iliopubic tract
(covered by peritoneum)
External iliac vessels
Iliac fossa
(false pelvis)
Left
paracolic
gutter
Uterus (fundus)
Urinary bladder and transverse vesical fold
Rectus abdominis muscle
Inferior epigastric vessels and
lateral umbilical fold
Ureteric fold
Suspensory ligament
of ovary (contains
ovarian vessels)
Cecum
Cecal folds
Linea alba
Median
umbilical
fold and
ligament
(urachus)
Sigmoid colon
Psoas major
and minor
muscles
Sympathetic trunk
Anterior
longitudinal ligament
Body of L3 vertebra
Quadratus
lumborum
muscle
Descending colon
Transversus
abdominis
Internal oblique
External oblique
Abdominal
muscles
Ovarian
vessels
Inferior vena cava
Pararectal fossa
Abdominal aorta
Superior hypogastric plexus
Root of mesentery
Ureter
Ascending colon
Parietal peritoneum
Transversalis
fascia
Superior view
Rectum
Medial umbilical fold and ligament
(occluded part of umbilical artery)
Uterosacral fold
Right
paracolic
gutter
Terminal ileum
