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with the broad ligament; by its inner extremity, to the 

 uterus by a proper ligament the ligament of the ovary; 

 and by its outer end, to the fimbriated extremity of the 

 Fallopian tube by a short ligament ous cord. 



The ovaries are of whitish color, and present either a 

 smooth or a puckered, uneven surface. They are each 

 about 1 1 inches in length, f inch in width, and about 

 \ inch thick; they weigh from i to 2 drams. They 

 are attached to the broad ligament, and are invested by 



FlG. 151. Ovary and tube of woman twenty-four years old, seen from 

 behind: U, Uterus; T, tube; LO, ovarian ligament; o, ovary; x, limit of 

 peritoneum ; b, cicatrix after ruptured Graafian follicle (Waldeyer). 



peritoneum excepting along the anterior margin, where 

 they are attached. The ovaries contain numerous 

 small, round, transparent vesicles in various stages of 

 development; these are called the Graafian vesicles, the 

 ovisacs containing the ova. In women who have not 

 borne children they vary in number from ten to fifteen or 

 twenty, and in size from a pin's head to a pea. It has' 

 been shown that a large number of ovisacs exist in the 

 parenchyma of the ovary, few of which produce ova. 



