Which of the following is considered a pa of the broad ligament?
The mesovarium, mesometrium, and mesosalpinx are the three peritoneal sections that create the broad ligament. The mesosalpinx covers the uterine tube and hangs below it to meet with the mesovarium. The mesovarium covers the ovary and ovarian ligament. It extends posteriorly from the mesosalpinx like a shelf. The mesometrium makes up the rest of the broad ligament. The ovarian ligament is located in the broad ligament but is not pa of the broad ligament. It is a round cord that attaches the ovary to the uterus just below the point where the uterine tube enters the uterus. The round ligament of the uterus reaches the lateral surface of the uterus below the uterine tube. It is continuous with the ovarian ligament and it holds the fundus of the uterus forward. The suspensory ligaments of the ovary are peritoneal folds that cover the ovarian neurovascular supply as these vessels pass over the pelvic brim to reach the ovary. Ref: Hoffman B.L., Schorge J.O., Schaffer J.I., Halvorson L.M., Bradshaw K.D., Cunningham F.G., Calver L.E. (2012). Chapter 38. Anatomy. In B.L. Hoffman, J.O. Schorge, J.I. Schaffer, L.M. Halvorson, K.D. Bradshaw, F.G. Cunningham, L.E. Calver (Eds), Williams Gynecology, 2e.
Mesovarium
Ovarian ligament
Round ligament of the uterus
Suspensory Ligament of the ovary