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Depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis
The ovarian fossa is a shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, where in the ovary lies.
This ovarian fossa has the following boundaries:
- anteriorly : by the external iliac artery and vein
- inferiorly : by the broad ligament of the uterus
- posteriorly: by the ureter, internal iliac artery and vein
- laterally (on the floor of fossa): by the obturator nerve, artery and vein
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1254 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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