Parametrium

Connective tissue surrounding the uterus

Parametrium
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Identifiers
Latin	parametrium
TA98	A09.1.03.021
TA2	3836
FMA	77061
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The parametrium is the fibrous and fatty connective tissue that surrounds the uterus.^[1] This tissue separates the supravaginal portion of the cervix from the bladder. The parametrium lies in front of the cervix and extends laterally between the layers of the broad ligaments. It connects the uterus to other tissues in the pelvis.^[1] It is different from the perimetrium, which is the outermost layer of the uterus.

The uterine artery and ovarian ligament are located in the parametrium.

An associated form of pelvic inflammatory disease is inflammation of the parametrium known as parametritis.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1259 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ ^a ^b "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms". National Cancer Institute. 2 February 2011.

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Female reproductive system

Internal

Adnexa

Ovaries

Follicles	Corpus Hemorrhagicum Luteum Albicans Thecae Externa Interna Follicular antrum Follicular fluid Corona radiata Zona pellucida Membrana granulosa Perivitelline space
Other	Germinal epithelium Tunica albuginea Cortex Cumulus oophorus Stroma Medulla Retia ovarii
Oogenesis	Oogonium Oocytogenesis Oocyte Ootidogenesis Ootid Ovum

Regions	Body Cavity Fundus Isthmus Cervix Canal Internal os External os Supravaginal portion Horns
Layers	Wall Endometrium Myometrium Perimetrium Parametrium Epithelium
Ligaments	Round ligaments Broad ligaments Cardinal ligaments Uterosacral ligaments Pubocervical ligaments
General	Glands Urogenital diaphragm

Vagina

External

Vulva

Labia	Mons pubis Labia majora Pudendal cleft Labiocrural folds Anterior commissure Posterior commissure Dartos muliebris Posterior labial nerves Anterior labial nerves Perineal nerve Labia minora Frenulum Posterior labial arteries Posterior labial veins Interlabial sulci Vestibule Fossa Vaginal orifice Hymen Vestibular glands Bartholin's glands Skene's glands
Clitoris	Root Crura Bulbs Suspensory ligament Fundiform ligament Body Corpora cavernosa Trabeculae of corpora cavernosa Infra-corporeal residual spongy part Angle Commissure of bulbs Pars intermedia Glans Corona Frenulum Arteries Dorsal arteries Deep arteries Arteries of bulbs Internal pudendal artery Veins Superficial dorsal veins Deep dorsal veins Veins of bulbs Internal pudendal veins Nerves Dorsal nerves Pudendal nerve Clitoral hood Fascia Tunica albuginea Septum
Urethra	Urethral crest Internal urethral orifice External sphincter muscle Internal urethral sphincter External urethral orifice