rectouterine fold
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007136
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recto-uterine_fold ]
Synonyms: recto-uterine fold, posterior ligament of uterus, fold of Douglas, plica rectouterina, rectovaginal fold
Term info
- SCTID:361301006
- Wikipedia:Recto-uterine_fold
- FMA:16533
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plica rectouterina
uberon
UBERON:0007136
Rectouterine fold, rectouterine fold