Branch of abdominal aorta
Terminates in ovarian and tubal branches
Venous drainage
Pampiniform plexus combines to form single ovarian vein
On right this drains into the inferior vena cava
On the left drains into the left renal vein
Lymphatics
Follow ovarian vessels to lumbar lymph nodes
Innervation
Sympathetic and afferent fibers reach the ovary via the ovarian vessels
Parasympathetic fibers from pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2,3,4 spinal cord levels) reach ovary via same route