Medulla of ovary
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| Medulla of ovary | |
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| Diagram in French. "Zone medullaire" labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Latin | medulla ovarii |
| Gray's | subject #266 1256 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | m_06/12519768 |
The medulla of ovary (or Zona vasculosa of Waldeyer) is a highly vascular stroma in the center of the ovary. It forms from embryonic mesenchyme and contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves.
This stroma forms the tissue of the hilum by which the ovarian ligament is attached, and through which the blood vessels enter: it does not contain any ovarian follicles.
[edit] External links
- Histology at BU 18402loa - "Female Reproductive System: ovary, medulla and cortex"
- Histology at USC rep/c_1
- Histology at OU 83_02
- l_05/12481299 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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