This article is about the reproductive organ. For the plant part, see Ovary (botany). For other uses, see Ovary (disambiguation).
"Ovaria" redirects here. In botany, this is a proposed section and a synonym of Solanum.
Ovary
The human ovaries form part of the female reproductive system and attach to the fallopian tubes
Blood supply of the human female reproductive organs. The left ovary is the oval shaped structure visible above the label "ovarian arteries".
Details
System
Reproductive system
Artery
Ovarian artery, uterine artery
Vein
Ovarian vein
Nerve
Ovarian plexus
Lymph
Paraaortic lymph node
Identifiers
Latin
ovarium
MeSH
D010053
TA98
A09.1.01.001
TA2
3470
FMA
7209
Anatomical terminology
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The ovary is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova.[1] When an ovum is released, this travels through the fallopian tube/oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary (from Latin ovarium 'egg, nut') found on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries also secrete hormones that play a role in the menstrual cycle and fertility. The ovary progresses through many stages beginning in the prenatal period through menopause. It is also an endocrine gland because of the various hormones that it secretes.[2]
^"Dorlands Medical Dictionary". www.mercksource.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^Colvin, Caroline Wingo; Abdullatif, Hussein (2013-01-01). "Anatomy of female puberty: The clinical relevance of developmental changes in the reproductive system". Clinical Anatomy. 26 (1): 115–129. doi:10.1002/ca.22164. ISSN 1098-2353. PMID 22996962. S2CID 46057971.
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the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy). Fruits are the means by which flowering...
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historically also called ovariotomy, is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. The surgery is also called ovariectomy, but this term is mostly used...
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derived from plant parts other than the ovary. In other words, the flesh of the fruit develops not from the floral ovary, but from some adjacent tissue exterior...
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the chromosomal sex (XX or XY), which directs the formation of the gonad (ovary or testicle). Differentiation of the gonads requires a tightly regulated...
has had surgery to remove one ovary or both ovaries (oophorectomy). If ovarian hormones are present after the ovaries are removed can be a sign that...
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