Ligament | Connects | Structures Contained | Notes |
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Infundibulopelvic ligament | Ovary to lateral pelvic wall | Ovarian vessels | Also called suspensory ligament of ovary Ovarian vessel ligation during oophorectomy risks damaging the ureter |
Ovarian ligament | Ovary to uterine horn | - | Derivative of gubernaculum |
Round ligament | Uterine horn to labia majora | - | Travels through inguinal canal Derivative of gubernaculum |
Broad ligament | Uterus to lateral pelvic wall | Ovary, fallopian tube, round ligament | Fold of peritoneum comprising the mesometrium, mesovarium, and mesosalpinx |
Cardinal ligament | Cervix to lateral pelvic wall | Uterine vessels | Condensation at the base of broad ligament Uterine vessel ligation during hysterectomy risks damaging the ureter |
Uterosacral ligament | Cervix to sacrum | - | - |