65. Female reproductive system. Uterus and uterine tubes. Position and peritoneal relations. Morphological characteristic Ovarian-menstrual cycle. Blood and nerve supply.
Topic 65 of 138 in the MU Plovdiv syllabus for Human Anatomy and Histology (Dental Medicine, Year 1). The free AceMed note covers it in 17 sections, about 1,481 words (11 min of reading), with 20 flashcards.
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OVARY
External Structure:
Vascular supply:
Innervation
Internal structure:
Ligaments:
UTRINE TUBE
Structure:-
Histology:
Innervation:
UTREUS
Utrine Surfaces:
Positions: → important for getting pregnant.
Changes:
Covering / Peritoneal folds:
Microscopic structure:
Supports of the utreus:
OVARY
The main organ.
The ovary is the female genital gland
Size 4 x 2
Located in the pelvis
Intraperitoneum (suspended by a mesentry "the mesovarium")
The ovary contains oocytes within follicles, undergoing the process of maturation
Produces various steroids and polypeptide hormones.
Shape: almond-shaped
The ovaries develop high on the Posterior abdominal wall and then descend before birth bringing with them their vessels, lymphatics and nerves.
They become rough over time.
External Structure:
Medial surface (facies medialis) – faces the pelvic viscera
Lateral surface (facies lateralis) – lies on the lateral wall of the lesser pelvis
Mesovarian border (margo mesovaricus) – the anterior margin facing the peritoneal fold of the ovary
3.1 Hilum of ovary (hilum ovarii) – a slit through which the ovarian vessels and nerves enter the ovarian parenchyma
Free border (margo liber) – the posterior free margin
Tubal extremity (extremitas tubaria) – the upper pole facing the abdominal opening of the uterine tube
Uterine extremity (extremitas uterina) – the lower pole facing the uterine horn
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