Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Broad Ligament Of The Uterus, Reproductive System, Zygote
3 Dec 2014
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Ovaries: pair of ovaries suspended in a ct sheath called the broad ligament that provides a blood supply; broad ligament connects the ovary to the uterus, female germ cells will develop in the ovary then are released into the fallopian tube to travel down into the uterus. Ovary: can be divided into an outer cortex and inner medulla, medulla, loose ct region that carries the blood supply and nerves, also smooth muscle, lymphatics, and elastic fibres, hard to see when the cortex expands during menstrual cycle and presses on the medulla, cortex, cellular loose ct stroma with follicles that contain oocytes; various stages of development present in ovary. Tissue in between the follicles with smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts: ovarian follicles develop and grow to eventually release the primary oocyte at the. Graafian follicle stage: the remaining follicle develops into the corpus luteum that produces hormones, ct capsule surrounds the ovary called the.
