{"id":1671,"date":"2020-08-14T11:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T11:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/female-reproductive-system\/ovaries\/"},"modified":"2021-01-22T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T15:56:28","slug":"ovaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/female-reproductive-system\/ovaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The ovaries are almond-shaped and sized organs responsible for the storage and maturation of oocytes, and secretion of hormones.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_18662\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/female_anatomy.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ovaries\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/female_anatomy-422x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18662\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Female reproductive organs<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Truly intraperitoneal \u2014 located&nbsp;<strong>within&nbsp;<\/strong>the peritoneal cavity<ul><li>The ovaries are the only organ truly located within the peritoneal cavity<\/li><li>Oocytes released from the ovaries are initially located within the peritoneal cavity before being swept into the uterine tubes through their opening by the fimbriae<\/li><li>Covered by peritoneum until the hilum at the line of Farre\u2019<ul><li>The&nbsp;<strong>Line of Farre\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong>is a whitish line marking the insertion of the mesovarium at the hilum of the ovary<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Covered by connective tissue&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<strong>tunica albuginea of the ovary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Location and ligaments<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lie lateral to the uterus and inferior to the uterine tubes<\/li><li>Suspended from the broad ligament of the uterus, within the&nbsp;<strong>mesovarium<\/strong><ul><li>Mesovarium is the name for the portion of the broad ligament of the uterus belonging to the ovaries<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Tethered to the suspensory ligament laterally, and to the ovarian ligament medially<ul><li>The neurovasculature is conveyed within the suspensory ligament<\/li><li>The ovarian ligament is a remenant of the&nbsp;<strong>gubernaculum<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Neurovasculature<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Blood supply<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ovarian arteries<\/strong>\u00a0directly from the aorta, originating right below the renal arteries<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Venous drainage<\/strong><\/td><td>A plexus (pampiniform plexus) forms into the <strong>ovarian veins<\/strong>, that drain into the inferior vena cava directly on the right side, and the renal vein on the left side<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Innervation<\/strong><\/td><td>Renal plexus<br>Aortic plexus<br>Superior and inferior hypogastric plexuses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lymphatic drainage<\/strong><\/td><td>Para-aortic and pelvic nodes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 1. Neurovasculature of the ovaries<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location and ligaments<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neurovasculature<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truly intraperitoneal \u2014 located&nbsp;within&nbsp;the peritoneal cavity The ovaries are the only organ truly located within the peritoneal cavity Oocytes released from the ovaries are initially located within the peritoneal cavity before being swept into the uterine tubes through their opening by the fimbriae Covered by peritoneum until the hilum at the line of Farre\u2019 The&nbsp;Line [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1656,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1671","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ovaries &#8211; 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