The
uterine horns are the points where the
uterusThe uterus is a major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of most mammals, including humans. It is within the uterus that the fetus develops during gestation. The term uterus is used consistently within the medical and related professions; the Germanic term, womb is more common in...
and the uterine tubes meet.
It is one of the points of attachment for the
round ligament of uterusThe round ligament of the uterus originates at the uterine horns, in the parametrium.It leaves the pelvis via the deep inguinal ring, passes through the inguinal canal and continues on to the labia majora where its fibers spread and mix with the tissue of the mons pubis.-Function:The function of...
(the other being the
mons pubisIn human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis , also known as the mons veneris or simply the mons, is the fatty tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult women, anterior to the symphysis pubis...
).
The uterine horns are far more prominent in other animals (such as cows and cats) than they are in humans.
Occasionally, if a Fallopian tube does not connect, the uterine horn will fill with blood each month, and a minor one day surgery will be performed to remove it.
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The
uterine horns are the points where the
uterusThe uterus is a major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of most mammals, including humans. It is within the uterus that the fetus develops during gestation. The term uterus is used consistently within the medical and related professions; the Germanic term, womb is more common in...
and the uterine tubes meet.
It is one of the points of attachment for the
round ligament of uterusThe round ligament of the uterus originates at the uterine horns, in the parametrium.It leaves the pelvis via the deep inguinal ring, passes through the inguinal canal and continues on to the labia majora where its fibers spread and mix with the tissue of the mons pubis.-Function:The function of...
(the other being the
mons pubisIn human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis , also known as the mons veneris or simply the mons, is the fatty tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult women, anterior to the symphysis pubis...
).
The uterine horns are far more prominent in other animals (such as cows and cats) than they are in humans.
Occasionally, if a Fallopian tube does not connect, the uterine horn will fill with blood each month, and a minor one day surgery will be performed to remove it. Often, people who are born with this have trouble getting pregnant, as they only can once every other month, as both ovaries are functional. The spare egg, that cannot travel the fallopian tube, is absorbed into the body.