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Ovarian fossa

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Latin
  
Fossa ovarica

TA
  
A10.1.02.510

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
f_14/12376469

FMA
  
21030

Ovarian fossa

The ovarian fossa is a shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, wherein the ovary lies.

This ovarian fossa has the following boundaries:

  • superiorly: by the external iliac artery and vein
  • anteriorly and inferiorly: by the broad ligament of the uterus
  • posteriorly: by the ureter, internal iliac artery and vein
  • inferiorly: by the obturator nerve, artery and vein

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