round ligament of uterus (ligamentum teres uteri)

Introduction

A fibromuscular band attached to the uterus on either side in front of & below the opening of the fallopian tubes.

Course

• it passes through the inguinal canal to the labium majus

Notes

• it corresponds to the spermatic cord in the male, in that it passes through the inguinal canal & has similar coverings, but is not embryologically homologous

More general terms

• ligament