The part of the female structure of a flower that produces the egg cells.
The ovule-bearing part of the gynoecium;
The (usually enlarged) part of the pistil that contains the ovules and eventually becomes the fruit.
The base of the pistil (the female organ of a flower), containing the embryos that develop into seeds.
The enlarged lower part of the pistil containing the ovules, or young seeds.
The lower part of the pistil, which contains the ovules or later the seeds.
That portion of the pistil that contains the ovules.
The major part of a pistil (female parts of a flower). The ovary contains ovules (eggs) that develop into seeds. The ovary develops into the fruit surrounding the seeds. Sometimes the petals and sepals are attached to a cuplike floral base (hypanthium), as in Rosaceae.
The base of a pistil where female germ cells develop into seeds after fertilization.
The part of the pistil that encloses the ovules and will develop into a fruit.
The carpels of a flower collectively, especially w hen they are fused together forming a little case of one or several cells 1n which Opposite leaves are attached the ovules. After pollination and fertilization the ovary develops into the fruit, and the ovules into seeds.
The lowest part of a carpel where the embryo seeds are. Ovaries found above the calyx are called “superior,” while those found below the calyx are called “inferior.”
The portion of the flower where the seeds develop; usually a swollen area below the style (if present) and stigma.
The swollen part of the pistil that encloses the ovules. After pollination and fertilization, the ovary grows to become the fruit with the seeds (the matured ovules) inside.
The anatomical structure in the female located one on either side of the uterus and whose function is to produce ova for fertilization and reproduction. The also produces sex hormones.
One of two organs in a woman which produce ova or egg cells and secrete the female hormone oestrogen.
The lowest part of a carpel, containing the embryonic seeds (ovules). Ovaries positioned above the calyx are called ‘superior’, while those below the calyx are called ‘inferior’.
One of a pair of female gonads, or sex organs, located in die lower abdomen. Under the influence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the pituitary gland, an ovum is released from a follicle on the surface of the ovary at roughly monthly intervals during a woman’s reproductive life. The ovum then enters the fallopian tube (oviduct) for possible fertilization and for passage to the uterus.
One of the pair of the female sex glands that contain eggs (female reproductive cells) and produce the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. Each ovary is about the size and shape of a walnut. The ovaries are situated in the pelvis, one on either side of the uterus and connected to the uterus by the fallopian tubes.
The main female reproductive organ, which produces ova (egg cells) and steroid hormones in a regular cycle in response to hormones (gonadotropins) from the anterior pituitary gland. There are two ovaries, situated in the lower abdomen, one on each side of the womb. Each ovary contains numerous follicles, within which the ova develop, but only a small proportion of them reach maturity. The follicles secrete estrogen and small amounts of androgen. After ovulation a corpus luteum forms at the site of the ruptured follicle and secretes progesterone. Estrogen and progesterone regulate the changes in the womb throughout the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
One of two almond-shaped glands in the female that produces the reproductive cell, the ovum, and three hormones: estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin. The ovaries lie in the fossa ovarica on either side of the pelvic cavity, attached to the uterus by the utero-ovarian ligament, and close to the fimbria of the fallopian tube. Each ovary is about 4 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 8 mm thick and is attached to the broad ligament by the mesovarium and to the side of the pelvis by the suspensory ligament. At menarche, the surface of the ovary is smooth; at menopause, the rupture and atrophy of follicles make it markedly pitted.
The female reproductive organ that produces eggs and the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
One of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed. The ovaries are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus.
One of the pair of reproductive organs found in women, situated within the pelvis. These organs are responsible for the development and storage of egg cells, as well as the production of the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.
One of the two almond-shaped glands found on each side of the uterus, positioned right beneath the entrance of the fallopian tubes. Within each ovary are numerous compartments known as follicles, where egg cells mature. Additionally, the ovaries are responsible for the production of the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.
The ovaries are two glandular structures located at the back of the female pelvis. From birth, these ovaries are equipped with a lifetime’s supply of immature eggs. Every month, one mature egg is released from an ovary and travels into the Fallopian tube, where it waits for a sperm for fertilization. If the egg is fertilized by a sperm that has journeyed through the uterus to the Fallopian tube, the fertilized egg then moves to the uterus. Here, it attaches to the uterus lining and begins to develop. If not fertilized, the egg, influenced by ovarian hormones, results in the shedding of the uterus lining, which, along with the unfertilized egg, is expelled from the body as the menstrual period. After this, the uterus prepares a new lining for potential pregnancy in the subsequent month.