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Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 08:06, 10 September 2008
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==== The Mare ====
==== The Mare ====
* The structure of the ovary is reversed.
* The cortex is in the centre, follicles develop here.
* This layer is enclosed by a dense, richly vascularised connective tissue layer which is analagous to the medulla of other domestic mammals.
* The cortex reaches the surface of the ovary at the ovulation fossa, a deep indentation at the free margin. This is where mature follicles rupture in ovulation, as opposed to at various points on the surface in other domestic mammals.
==Histology==
==Histology==