Ovarian fossa | |
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Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front.
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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 |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
f_14/12376469 |
TA | A10.1.02.510 |
FMA | 21030 |
Anatomical terminology
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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:
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)