Describe location and external structure of ovaries.
Ovaries are located one on each side of the lower abdomen. Ovaries maintain their condition/ position by successive tendons.
Ovaries are in a pair and almond like glands in size and shape. It is $2-4 \mathrm{~cm}$ long, $2 \mathrm{~cm}$ wide and $1$ $\mathrm{cm}$ in height.
Each ovary has Hilus. It is an entrance of blood vessels and nerves.
Each ovary is covered by a thin epithelium which enclose the ovarian stroma. The stroma is divided ge form fields ozones - a peripheral cortex and an inner medulla.
Match following columns :
Column $- I$ | Column $- II$ |
$(a)$ Endometrium | $(p)$ The most external layer |
$(b)$ Myometrium | $(q)$ Help in collection of the ovum after ovulation |
$(c)$ Fimbriae | $(r)$ Fertilised ovum is installed here |
$(d)$ Perimetrium | $(s)$ Thick layer of smooth muscle |
Write two major functions each of testis and ovary.
The ducts which carry milk from mammary glands to nipple are called
The endometrium is the lining of