Single Best Answer (SBA) · Female Pelvic Anatomy

A student is asked which structure attaches the ovary to the lateral angle (cornu) of the uterus. Which single ligament is this?

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Answer: B. The ligament of the ovary

Ligament	Connects	Contents/note
Suspensory (infundibulopelvic) ligament of ovary	Ovary to lateral pelvic wall	Carries ovarian vessels, nerves and lymphatics
Ligament of the ovary	Ovary to lateral angle (cornu) of uterus	A true ligament, no vessels
Round ligament	Uterine cornu to mons pubis via inguinal canal	Drains cornual lymph to superficial inguinal nodes
Cardinal (transverse cervical) ligament	Cervix/upper vagina to lateral pelvic wall	Carries uterine vessels; key support
Uterosacral ligament	Cervix to sacrum	Posterior support

Attaches the inferomedial pole of the ovary to the lateral angle (cornu) of the uterus.
It is a true (fibromuscular) ligament and is continuous, embryologically, with the round ligament (both derived from the gubernaculum).

Ligament of the ovary: ovary to uterus.
Suspensory (infundibulopelvic) ligament: ovary to pelvic wall, carrying the ovarian vessels.

Knowing which attachment carries vessels (the suspensory) versus which is a simple tether (ligament of ovary) is surgically important.

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