
09/07/2025
Description of the o***y
O***y is ovoid in shape, 4cm long and composed of dense fibrous tissue. It is attached to the posterior part of the broad ligament by the mesovarium.
BLOOD SUPPLY
It is supplied by the ovarian artery, a branch of the abdominal aorta, anastomoses with uterine artery after entering the suspensory ligment. The ovarian vein is from a plexus in mesovarium and the suspensory ligment; the pampiniform plexus that drains into a pair of ovarian veins that accompany the ovarian artery.
LYMPH DRAINAGE
It drains to para-aortic nodes also possible to reach opposite o***y by passing across the fundus of the uterus.
FUNCTIONS OF THE O***Y
1) It produces progesterone and oestrogen: the female reproductive hormone
2) It produces the o**m, the female gamete