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Female Reproductive Tract - Horse Anatomy (view source)
Revision as of 15:05, 26 November 2012
, 15:05, 26 November 2012→Ovaries
====Venous Drainage====
====Venous Drainage====
Venous drainage follows the course of the arterial system. '''Medullary veins''' are large and tortuous. The '''ovarian artery''' is closely associated with the '''uterine vein'''. This is important for the transfer of luteolytic PGF2α from the [[Female Reproductive Tract - Horse Anatomy#Uterus|uterus]] to the ovary.
Venous drainage follows the course of the arterial system. '''Medullary veins''' are large and tortuous. The '''ovarian artery''' is closely associated with the '''uterine vein'''. This is important for the transfer of luteolytic PGF2α from the [[Female Reproductive Tract - Horse Anatomy#Uterus|uterus]] to the ovary.
===Lymphatics===
Arise in the perifollicular stroma and drain into larger vessels, which coil around the medullary veins.
===Innervation===
Sympathetic fibres of the autonomic nervous system supply blood vessels and terminate on [[Muscles_- Anatomy & Physiology#Smooth_Muscle|smooth muscle]] cells in the stroma around follicles. They may play a role in follicular maturation and ovulation, but the main control is via the endocrine system.
===Function===
The ovary has two main functions:
* Producing the female gametes [[Oogenesis - Anatomy & Physiology|oocytes]] via Gametogenesis.
* Producing the reproductive hormones Oestrogens and Progesterone, an [[Endocrine_System_- Anatomy & Physiology|endocrine function]].
===Processes Taking Place In The Ovary===
=== [[Oogenesis - Anatomy & Physiology|Oogenesis]] ===
=== [[Follicles_- Anatomy & Physiology|Folliculogenesis]] ===
=== [[Ovulation - Anatomy & Physiology|Ovulation]] ===
=== [[Corpus Luteum Formation - Anatomy & Physiology|Corpus Luteum Formation]] ===
=== [[Corpus Luteum Regression - Anatomy & Physiology|Corpus Luteum Regression]] ===
==Oviducts==
==Oviducts==