cortex of ovary

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• cortex ovarii — [TA] cortex of ovary: the dense layer of compact stroma forming the peripheral zone around the medulla of the ovary, in which the ovarian follicles are embedded …   Medical dictionary

• Ovary — For ovary as part of plants, see ovary (plants). Ovaria redirects here. This is also a proposed section and a synonym of Solanum. Ovary Blood supply of the human female reproductive organs. The left ovary is visible above the label …   Wikipedia

• Cortex — The outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex; the outer portion of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex (a key part of the brain); the outer part of the kidney is the renal cortex (it lies just …   Medical dictionary

• ovary — /oh veuh ree/, n., pl. ovaries. 1. Anat., Zool. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop. 2. Bot. the enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous… …   Universalium

• Medulla of ovary — Diagram in French. Zone medullaire labeled at bottom left.) Latin medulla ovarii Gray s …   Wikipedia

• androstenedione — 4 Androstene 3,17 dione; androstanedione with a double bond between C 4 and C 5; an androgenic steroid of weaker biological potency than testosterone; secreted by the testis, ovary, and adrenal cortex. * * * an·dro·stene·di·one .an drə .stēn dī… …   Medical dictionary

• 17-ketosteroid — sev ən .tēn n any of the ketosteroids (as androsterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, and estrone) that have the keto group attached to carbon atom 17 of the steroid ring structure, are present in normal human urine, and may be an indication of a tumor …   Medical dictionary

• steroid hormones — hormones that are biologically active steroids; they are secreted by the adrenal cortex, testis, ovary, and placenta and include the progestogens, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens. They act by binding to specific… …   Medical dictionary

• angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …   Universalium

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

• reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …   Universalium