Vesicouterine pouch | |
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![]() Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Excavatio vesicouterina labeled at bottom right.) | |
![]() The epiploic foramen, greater sac or general cavity (red) and lesser sac, or omental bursa (blue). Uterovesical excavation labeled at bottom left, third from the bottom. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | excavatio vesicouterina |
TA98 | A10.1.02.504F |
TA2 | 3724 |
FMA | 14729 |
Anatomical terminology |
In human female anatomy, the vesicouterine pouch, also uterovesicle pouch, is a fold of peritoneum over the uterus and the bladder. Like the rectouterine pouch, it is a female pelvic recess, but shallower and closer to the anterior fornix of the vagina.
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