Uterine horns
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Uterine horns | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Uterine horn not labeled, but visible. The round ligament is at the left, labeled as #1. It travels to the right, and attaches to the uterus at the center. The fallopian tube is unnumbered, but it is visible above the uterus, and travels downward to attach at a location near the round ligament. | |
 |
|
| Uterine horn not labeled, but extensions of uterus toward the uterine tubes can be seen. | |
| Latin | cornu uteri |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_55/12259913 |
The uterine horns are the points where the the uterus and the uterine tubes meet.
It is one of the points of attachment for the round ligament of uterus (the other being the mons pubis.
The Fallopian tubes often (but not always) attach to the uterine horns as well.
The uterine horns are far more prominent in other animals (such as cows[1] and cats[2]) than they are in humans.
[edit] References
- ^ Organology at UC Davis Reproductive/mammal/femalesys0/femalesys6 - "Mammal, female overview (Gross, Low)"
- ^ Bioweb at UWLAX Urogenital system of the female cat
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
 |
This anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
