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Incorrect - The ovarian ligament runs from the ovary to the uterus. It does not travel to the labia majora.
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Ovarian Ligament
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Incorrect - the broad ligament is a double layer of peritoneum that hangs from the fallopian tubes on either side of the pelvis. It supports the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries, and helps anchor the uterus to the pelvis. It has 3 main parts; the mesometrium, mesosalpinx, and mesovarium. It does not travel to the labia majora.
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c
Broad Ligament
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Correct - The round ligament of the uterus travels from the uterus to the labia major and through the inguinal canal (in addition to lymphatics from the uterus, the ilioinguinal nerve, and the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve).
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a
Round ligament of the uterus
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Incorrect - the cardinal ligament does not travel from the uterus to the labia majora. It is one of the key parametrial ligaments that form the tendinous arch to support the uterus, in addition to the utero-sacral ligament and pubocervical ligament. It is found lateral to the uterus.
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e
Cardinal Ligament
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Incorrect - the uterosacral ligament does not travel from the uterus to the labia majora. It is one of the key parametrial ligaments that form the tendinous arch to support the uterus, in addition to the cardinal ligament and pubocervical ligament.
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d
Utero-sacral ligament
Concept
Chapter
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Inversion of the uterus
Topic
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Obstetrics
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A 56-year-old woman presents to her GP after finding a small lump on her labia majora. She is known to have uterine cancer, and is very worried that this new lump means her disease has spread.

Which of the following ligaments runs from the uterus to the labia majora?
a