Medulla of ovary

Medulla of ovary
Diagram in French. "Zone medullaire" labeled at bottom left.)
Latin	medulla ovarii
Gray's	subject #266 1256
Dorlands/Elsevier	m_06/12519768

The medulla of ovary (or Zona vasculosa of Waldeyer) is a highly vascular stroma in the center of the ovary.

This stroma forms the tissue of the hilum by which the ovary is attached, and through which the bloodvessels enter: it does not contain any ovarian follicles.

External links

• Histology at Boston University 18402loa - "Female Reproductive System: ovary, medulla and cortex"
• Histology at University of Southern California rep/c_1
• Histology at OU 83_02
• l_05/12481299 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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