Where it is
The ovaries caudal to the kidneys, attached to the dorsal wall; the uterine horns run down to the uterine body and cervix, dorsal to the bladder.
- Layer
- Organs
- System
- Reproductive system
- Region
- Abdomen
What it is and what it does
In the female, the uterus has a cervix, a body and two long horns, held by the broad ligament (mesometrium). The ovaries lie caudal to the kidneys (on ultrasound they were found there in all the bitches of a group of 50) and are attached to the dorsal abdominal wall by the suspensory ligament, which must be broken at spaying so the ovary can be brought to the incision.
Worth remembering
The ovary is held by a suspensory ligament, attached to the upper wall of the abdomen.
Names
- Latin term: uterus et ovaria.
- In Romanian: Uterul și ovarele (femelă) (Romanian page).