Suspensory ligament of ovary

Suspensory ligament of the ovary
Suspensory ligament of the ovary
	Uterus and ovary, seen from behind. The suspensory ligament of the ovary (not labeled) is shown incompletely and in section; it surrounds the ovarian vessels (labeled).
Details
Precursor	Upper gubernaculum
From	Upper pole of ovary and infundibulum of fallopian tube
To	Lateral wall of the pelvis
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum suspensorium ovarii
TA98	A09.1.01.018F
TA2	3805
FMA	19822
	Anatomical terminology

The suspensory ligament of the ovary, also infundibulopelvic ligament (commonly abbreviated IP ligament or simply IP), is a fold of peritoneum^[2] that extends out from the ovary to the wall of the pelvis.

Some sources consider it a part of the broad ligament of uterus^[3] while other sources just consider it a "termination" of the ligament.^[4] It is not considered a true ligament in that it does not physically support any anatomical structures; however it is an important landmark and it houses the ovarian vessels.

The suspensory ligament is directed upward over the iliac vessels.

^ Swiss embryology (from UL, UB, and UF) ugenital/diffmorpho05
^ pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
^ "Suspensory ligament" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
^ Anatomy photo:43:03-0300 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center

[1] Swiss embryology (from UL, UB, and UF) ugenital/diffmorpho05

[Norman-2] vis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

[3] "Suspensory ligament" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

[SUNY-4] Anatomy photo:43:03-0300 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center

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