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====Other ligaments and folds==== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | '''Sources''' || '''Structure''' || '''From''' || '''To''' || '''Contains ''' |- | Ventral mesentery || [[Falciform ligament]] || Liver || [[Thoracic diaphragm]], anterior abdominal wall || [[Round ligament of liver]], [[paraumbilical vein]] |- | Left [[umbilical vein]] || [[Round ligament of liver]] || Liver || [[Navel|Umbilicus]] || |- | Ventral mesentery || [[Coronary ligament]] || Liver || Thoracic diaphragm || |- | [[Ductus venosus]] || [[Ligamentum venosum]] || Liver || Liver || |- | || [[Phrenicocolic ligament]] || [[Left colic flexure]] || Thoracic diaphragm || |- | Ventral mesentery || [[Left triangular ligament]], [[right triangular ligament]] || Liver || || |- | || [[Umbilical folds]] || [[Urinary bladder]] || || |- | || [[Ileocecal fold]] || Ileum || [[Cecum]] || |- | || [[Broad ligament of the uterus]] || [[Uterus]] || Pelvic wall || [[Mesovarium]], [[mesosalpinx]], [[mesometrium]] |- | || [[Round ligament of uterus]] || Uterus || [[Inguinal canal]] || |- | || [[Suspensory ligament of the ovary]] || [[Ovary]] || Pelvic wall || [[Ovarian artery]] |} In addition, in the [[pelvic cavity]] there are several structures that are usually named not for the peritoneum, but for the areas defined by the peritoneal folds: {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | '''Name''' || '''Location''' || '''Sexes possessing structure''' |- | [[Rectovesical pouch]] || Between [[rectum]] and urinary bladder || Male only |- | [[Rectouterine pouch]] || Between rectum and uterus || Female only |- | [[Vesicouterine pouch]] || Between urinary bladder and uterus || Female only |- | [[Pararectal fossa]]|| Surrounding rectum || Male and female |- | [[Paravesical fossa]] || Surrounding urinary bladder || Male and female |}
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