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The ovarian fossa is a shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, where in the ovary lies. This ovarian fossa has the following boundaries: anteriorly : by the external iliac artery and vein; inferiorly : by the broad ligament of the uterus; posteriorly: by the ureter, internal iliac artery and vein
The ovarian surface epithelium, also called the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer, [1] or coelomic epithelium, is a layer of simple squamous-to-cuboidal epithelial cells covering the ovary. [ 2 ] The term germinal epithelium is a misnomer as it does not give rise to primary follicles.
Each ovary is whitish in color and located alongside the lateral wall of the uterus in a region called the ovarian fossa. The ovarian fossa is the region that is bounded by the external iliac artery and in front of the ureter and the internal iliac artery. This area is about 4 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm in size. [3] [4]
The medulla of ovary (or Zona vasculosa of Waldeyer) is a highly vascular stroma in the center of the ovary.It forms from embryonic mesenchyme and contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves.
In anatomy, a fossa (/ ˈ f ɒ s ə /; [1] [2] pl.: fossae (/ ˈ f ɒ s iː / or / ˈ f ɒ s aɪ /); from Latin 'ditch, trench') is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone). [3]
The suspensory ligament of the ovary, also infundibulopelvic ligament (commonly abbreviated IP ligament or simply IP), is a fold of peritoneum [1] that extends out from the ovary to the wall of the pelvis.
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz (6 October 1836 – 23 January 1921) was a German anatomist, known for summarizing neuron theory [1] and for naming the chromosome. [2] He is also remembered by anatomical structures of the human body which were named after him: Waldeyer's tonsillar ring [ 3 ] (the lymphoid tissue ring of the naso ...
Waldeyer's fascia divides the retrorectal space into a superior and inferior compartments. [5] [6] Identification and preservation of the presacral fascia is of fundamental importance in preventing complications and reducing local recurrences of rectal cancer. [7] Hence attention to this anatomy is essential in contemporary rectal surgery.