Ovarian fossa
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Ovarian fossa | |
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Latin | fossa ovarica |
Gray's | subject #266 1254 |
Dorlands/Elsevier | f_14/12376469 |
The ovary lies in a shallow depression, named the ovarian fossa, on the lateral wall of the pelvis.
This fossa has the following boundaries:
- above: by the external iliac vessels
- in front: by the obliterated umbilical artery
- behind: by the ureter
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