Atlas of Human Anatomy by Netter

Part that suspends the ovary from the posterior lamina is the mesovarium

Part of broad ligament above the level of the ovary and mesovarium that sweeps over the uterine tubes is the mesosalpinx

Part of broad ligament below the mesovarium or the mesentery of the uterus

Uterine arteries and veins run medially from the internal iliac arteries to the uterus at its base

Encloses the plexus of uterine veins

Ligament of the ovary

Extends from the medial pole of ovary to the lateral wall of the uterus, just beneath the entrance of the uterine tube, on each side

Remnant of proximal part of embryonic gubernaculums

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Round ligament of the uterus

Extends from the lateral wall of the uterus, just beneath the entrance of the uterine tube, to the lateral pelvic wall on each side

Crosses external iliac vessel to enter deep inguinal ring

Passes through inguinal canal to labium majus

Remnant of distal part of embryonic gubernaculums

Suspensory ligament of the ovary

An extension of the broad ligament superiorly on the posterolateral pelvic wall

Covers the ovarian vessels, associated nerves, and lymphatics

Uterine (Fallopian) Tubes

Basic anatomy

Approximately 10 cm long, extending laterally from the uterine horns to the peritoneal cavity near the ovaries

Run in free upper border of broad ligament (mesosalpinx)

Provide a channel for ova from ovary to uterine cavity and site for fertilization

Divided into four parts for descriptive and functional purposes

Infundibulum

Horn-shaped distal end

Opens into peritoneal cavity

Has finger-like processes (fimbriae) at distal end that spread over surface of ovary

Ampulla

Widest and longest part

Where fertilization usually occurs

Connects infundibulum and isthmus

Isthmus

Thick-walled

Enters uterine horn

Uterine part: passes through the wall of the uterus

Blood supply

Arterial (anastomoses)

Uterine arteries

Ovarian arteries

Venous drainage

Uterine venous plexus

Ovarian veins

Lymphatics

To lumbar lymph nodes

Innervation

Ovarian and uterine plexuses = subdivisions of pelvic plexus

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Ovaries

Basic structure

Ovoid in shape

Approximately 4 cm long and 2 cm wide

Lie in the ovarian fossa on lateral pelvic wall between external and internal iliac vessels

Attached to the broad ligament by mesovarium, which transmits ovarian vessels

Connected to lateral wall by suspensory ligaments of the ovary, containing ovarian vessels, nerves, and lymphatics

Arterial supply

Ovarian artery