4M ABDOMEN 



The False Ligaments of the Urinary Bladder. The false 



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FIG. 191. The Peritoneum of the Cavity of the Pelvis Minor. 



The upper part of the posterior wall of the pelvis minor has been removed to show more 

 clearly the disposition of the peritoneum within its cavity. (Dixon and Birmingham.) 



1. Ductus deferens. 



2. Umbilical artery. 



3. Inferior epigastric artery. 



4. External iliac vessels. 



5. Obturator nerve. 



6. Umbilical artery. 



7. Ureter. 



8. Third sacral vertebra. 



9. Lower part of pelvic meso-colon. 

 ro. Rectum. 



11. Pararectal fossa. 



12. Sacro-genital fold. 



13. Lateral portion of middle fossa. 



14. Genital fossa. 



15. Lateral inguinal fovea. 



16. Paravesical fossa. 



17. Median portion of middle fossa. 



18. Plica vesicalis transversa. 



19. Urachus. 



20. Bladder. 



ligaments of the bladder are parts of the pelvic peritoneum. 

 When the bladder is empty, a fold called the plica umbilicalis 



