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)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Fossa ovarica
Dorlands /Elsevier	f_14/12376469
TA	A10.1.02.510
FMA	21030
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

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:

superiorly: by the external iliac artery and vein
anteriorly and inferiorly: by the broad ligament of the uterus
posteriorly: by the ureter, internal iliac artery and vein
inferiorly: by the obturator nerve, artery and vein

References

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

External links

Diagram at aafp.org

Anatomy of the peritoneum and mesentery

General

Abdominal

From ventral mesentery	Lesser omentum Hepatoduodenal ligament Hepatogastric ligament Liver Coronary ligament (Left triangular ligament Right triangular ligament Hepatorenal ligament) Falciform ligament (Round ligament of liver and Ligamentum venosum in it, but not of it)

From dorsal mesentery	Greater omentum Gastrophrenic ligament Gastrocolic ligament Gastrosplenic ligament Mesentery Transverse mesocolon Sigmoid mesocolon Mesoappendix Root of the mesentery Splenorenal ligament Phrenicocolic ligament Folds Umbilical folds Supravesical fossa Medial inguinal fossa Lateral umbilical fold Lateral inguinal fossa Ileocecal fold

Abdominal cavity	Greater sac Lesser sac Omental foramen

General	Cystohepatic triangle Hepatorenal recess of subhepatic space Abdominal wall Inguinal triangle Peritoneal recesses Paracolic gutters Paramesenteric gutters

Pelvic

Uterus/ovaries	Broad ligament of the uterus Mesovarium Mesosalpinx Mesometrium) Ovarian ligament Suspensory ligament of ovary

Recesses	Male Recto-vesical pouch Pararectal fossa Female Recto-uterine pouch Recto-uterine fold (Uterosacral ligament) Vesico-uterine pouch Ovarian fossa Paravesical fossa Retroperitonium

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