Ovarian cortex
Section of the ovary. 1. Outer covering.
1’. Attached border.
2. Central stroma.
3. Peripheral stroma.
4. Blood vessels.
5. Vesicular follicles in their earliest stage.
6, 7, 8. More advanced follicles.
9. An almost mature follicle.
9’. Follicle from which the ovum has escaped.
10. Corpus luteum.
Identifiers
FMA18613
Anatomical terminology

The ovarian cortex is the outer portion of the ovary. The ovarian follicles are located within the ovarian cortex. The ovarian cortex is made up of connective tissue. [1] Ovarian cortex tissue transplant has been performed to treat infertility.[2][3]

References

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

  1. ↑ "Cortex of ovary". Thefreedictionary.com. Farlex.
  2. ↑ Donnez, Jacques; Dolmans, Marie-Madeleine (2015-08-01). "Ovarian cortex transplantation: 60 reported live births brings the success and worldwide expansion of the technique towards routine clinical practice". Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 32 (8): 1167–1170. doi:10.1007/s10815-015-0544-9. ISSN 1058-0468. PMC 4554373. PMID 26210678.
  3. ↑ "Foundational Model of Anatomy". xiphoid.biostr.washington.edu. Structural Informatics Group at the University of Washington. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2017-11-20.


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