Ovary

Ovary
Ovary
	The human ovaries form part of the female reproductive system and attach to the fallopian tubes
	Blood supply of the human female reproductive organs. The left ovary is the oval shaped structure visible above the label "ovarian arteries".
Details
System	Reproductive system
Artery	Ovarian artery, uterine artery
Vein	Ovarian vein
Nerve	Ovarian plexus
Lymph	Paraaortic lymph node
Identifiers
Latin	ovarium
MeSH	D010053
TA98	A09.1.01.001
TA2	3470
FMA	7209
	Anatomical terminology

The ovary is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova.^[1] When an ovum is released, this travels through the fallopian tube/oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary (from Latin ōvārium 'egg, nut') found on the left and the right side of the body. The ovaries also secrete hormones that play a role in the menstrual cycle and fertility. The ovary progresses through many stages beginning in the prenatal period through menopause. It is also an endocrine gland because of the various hormones that it secretes.^[2]

^ "Dorlands Medical Dictionary". www.mercksource.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^ Colvin, Caroline Wingo; Abdullatif, Hussein (2013-01-01). "Anatomy of female puberty: The clinical relevance of developmental changes in the reproductive system". Clinical Anatomy. 26 (1): 115–129. doi:10.1002/ca.22164. ISSN 1098-2353. PMID 22996962. S2CID 46057971.