Gartner's duct

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Gartner's duct
Latin ductus longitudinalis epoöphori
Gray's subject #252 1206
Precursor Wolffian duct
Dorlands/Elsevier d_29/12314932

Gartner's duct is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric ducts.

The paired mesonephric ducts in the male go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and seminal vesicle.

In the female they may persist between the layers of the broad ligament of the uterus and in the wall of the vagina. These may give rise to Gartner's duct cysts.

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Female reproductive system
Ovaries: Germinal epithelium | Tunica albuginea | cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma of ovary) | Medulla of ovary

Follicles: Corpus luteum | Corpus albicans | Granulosa cells | Membrana granulosa | Corona radiata | Theca of follicle | Follicular antrum | Follicular fluid | Zona pellucida | Folliculogenesis/Oogenesis

Ligaments: Proper | Suspensory | Round | Broad (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) | Cardinal

Fallopian tubes: Isthmus | Ampulla | Infundibulum | Fimbria

Uterus: cervix/neck (External orifice, Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice) | corpus/body (Cavity of the body, Fundus) | layers (Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium)

Vulva: Mons pubis | Labium  (Labial commissures, Frenulum labiorum pudendi, Labia majora, Cleft of venus, Labia minora, Vulval vestibule) | Clitoris  (Clitoral hood , Clitoral glans, Frenulum clitoridis, Clitoral crura, Corpus cavernosa, Vestibular bulbs) | Vagina (Bartholin's glands, Skene's glands , Fossa of vestibule of vagina, Fornix vaginae, Hymen)

Breast: Mammary glands | Nipple | Areola | Lactiferous duct

G-spot | Urethral sponge