Rectouterine folds

Recto-uterine fold
Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacrogenital fold labeled at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
Latin	plica rectouterina
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_24/12649217
TA	A10.1.02.511F
FMA	16533
Anatomical terminology []

These folds of the rectouterine excavation are named the sacrogenital or rectouterine folds.

They contain a considerable amount of fibrous tissue and non-striped muscular fibers which are attached to the front of the sacrum and constitute the uterosacral ligaments.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)