During oophorectomy, the surgeon divides the ligament that suspends the ovary from the posterolateral pelvic wall. Which structures does this ligament transmit?
- A Obturator nerve and vessels
- B Round ligament and lymphatics
- C Ovarian artery and ovarian vein ✓
- D Uterine tube fimbriae and vessels
Correct answer: C. Ovarian artery and ovarian vein
Explanation
The suspensory ligament of the ovary (infundibulopelvic ligament) is a peritoneal fold running from the hilum of the ovary to the pelvic brim over the external iliac vessels, transmitting the ovarian artery from the aorta at L2 and the ovarian vein draining to the vena cava on the right and renal vein on the left. The proper ovarian ligament attaches the ovary to the uterus and carries no major vessels.
Reference: Gray's Anatomy, 42nd ed.
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