Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front
Bifurcation of the aorta and the right iliac arteries - side view. (Diagram is of a male, but internal and external iliac arteries are in similar positions in female.)
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Identifiers
Latin
fossa ovarica
TA98
A10.1.02.510F
TA2
3725
FMA
21030
Anatomical terminology
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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
laterally (on the floor of fossa): by the obturator nerve, artery and vein
The ovarianfossa is a shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, where in the ovary lies. This ovarianfossa has the following boundaries:...
iliac fossa" (RIF) is a common site of pain and tenderness in patients who have appendicitis. The fossa is named for the underlying iliac fossa of the...
alongside the lateral wall of the uterus in a region called the ovarianfossa. The ovarianfossa is the region that is bounded by the external iliac artery...
The ovarian ligament (also called the utero-ovarian ligament or proper ovarian ligament) is a fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface...
posterior to the renal compartment, and extending inferiorly into the iliac fossa. It is situated posterior to the posterior aspect of renal fascia, and anterior...
be spread of cancerous tissue into the omentum. Examples for this are ovarian cancer and advanced or aggressive endometrial cancer as well as intestinal...
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houses the ovarian vessels. The suspensory ligament is directed upward over the iliac vessels. It contains the ovarian artery, ovarian vein, ovarian nerve...
The supravesical fossa is a depression upon the inner (i.e. peritoneal) surface of the anterior abdominal wall superior to the bladder formed by a reflection...
termed the paravesical fossa, which is limited laterally by the fold of peritoneum covering the ductus deferens. The size of this fossa is dependent on the...
it.) vessels ovarian artery (in the suspensory ligament) uterine artery (in reality, travels in the cardinal ligament) ligaments ovarian ligament round...
hepatis. To the left of the porta, the fold is attached to the bottom of the fossa for the ductus venosus, along which it is carried to the diaphragm, where...
component of the mesosigmoid and the parietal peritoneum in the left iliac fossa. During the lateral to the medial approach of mobilizing of the mesosigmoid...
cochlea. His name is also associated with "Claudius' fossa", now referred to as the ovarianfossa, a depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis...
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