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the hypogastric artery. The medial border is attached to 

 the side of the uterus. 



Two secondary folds spring from the broad ligament, one 

 from each surface. The one from the posterior surface 

 contains the ovary and its ligament, and the one from the 



Ureter 

 Obturator fossa | Ovary 



Ovarian vessels 

 Obturator fossa 



Folds produced by nerve-cords 

 Pararectal fossa 



Paravesical fossa 

 Round ligament | 



Obliterated umbilical 



artery 



Inf. epigastric artery 



Recto uterine pouch of Douglas 



ero-sacral fold 



FIG. 223. Median section through the Female Pelvis to show the disposition 

 of the Peritoneum in relation to the Viscera and to the Side Wall of 

 the Cavity. (Dixon and Birmingham.) 



anterior surface contains the round ligament of the uterus. The 

 portion of the broad ligament between the uterine tube and 

 the ovary is termed the mesosalpinx. The fold which proceeds 

 from the posterior surface of the ligament to the ovary is the 

 mesovarium, and the portion of the broad ligament below the 

 level of the mesovarium is sometimes called the mesometrium. 

 In addition to the uterine tube, the ovary and its ligament, 



