Ovarian fossa

Ovarian fossa

Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front.

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
TA A10.1.02.510
FMA 21030

Anatomical terminology

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:

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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