RIU 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Internal Iliac Artery, Ovarian Follicle, Ovarian Vein
20 Feb 2020
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Attached to posterior aspect of broad ligaments by mesovarium. Fossa is bounded by external iliac vessels, ureter, Dual blood supply; receives blood from ovarian artery obturator nerve and uterine artery. Blood drained by ovarian vein into ivc on right and into renal vein on left. Anterior to internal iliac artery and vein. Ellipsoid shape with long axis oriented vertically. Location highly variable as ligaments loosen, especially after pregnancy. Consists of outer layer or cortex which surrounds central medulla. Composed of connective tissue containing blood, nerves, lymphatic vessels, and some smooth muscles at region of hilum. Cortex consists primarily of follicles in varying stages of development and is covered by layer of dense connective tissue tunica albuginea. Surrounded by single, thin layer of cells : germinal. Produce reproductive cell- ovum, estrogen: secreted by follicles and progesterone: secreted by corpus luteum epithelium.
