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occupy the position in which they are developed. Both are sus- 

 pended by mesenteries from the dorsal wall of the peritoneal cavity, 

 at the side of the mesentery of the gut. 



common mesent. 

 mesouar. 



Wolffian body 



Wolffian duet, 

 ■meso-salp. 



Fig. 60.— Diagrammatic section of a foetus at the end of the 2nd month, showing the 

 Attachments of the Ovary and MUllerian duct. 



Normal Position of tlie adult Ovary. — When the ovary 

 descends within the pelvis it occupies a definite triangle — the 



ureter 



ouario-peluio lig.. 

 Fallopian tube^ 

 meso-salp.. 



common iliac art. 



int. iliac 

 ureter 

 fimbriated end 

 ovary 



mesouanum 

 rd. lig. ou. 



Fig. 61. -Showing the position of the Ovary on the lateral wall of tho Pelvis and its 

 relation to the Fallopian Tube. 



ovarian triangle — on the lateral wall of the pelvic cavity (Fig. 61). 

 The ovarian triangle is bounded above by the upper half of the 



