parametrium (cervical stroma)

Function

• fibrous tissue that separates the uterine cervix from the urinary bladder

Structure

• it lies in front of the cervix & extends laterally between the layers of the broad ligaments

Constituents

• it contains the uterine artery & ovarian ligament

More general terms

• anatomic structure

Additional terms

• parametritis

Components

• uterine artery
• ovarian ligament