Rete ovarii

The rete ovarii is a structure formed from the primary sex cords in females.^[1]

It is the counterpart of the rete testis in males.^[2] It is a narrow hilus, at which nerves and vessels enter the ovary. In the medulla of the mammalian ovary near the hilus are small masses of blind tubules or solid cords—the rete ovarii—which are homologous (i.e., of the same embryonic origin) with the rete testis in the male. The microscopic right ovary of birds usually consists only of medullary tissue.

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Development of the reproductive system

Precursors	Mesoderm intermediate lateral plate Endoderm Cloaca Urogenital sinus Ectoderm Cloacal membrane

Internal	Development of the gonads Gonadal ridge Pronephric duct Mesonephric duct Paramesonephric duct Vaginal plate Definitive urogenital sinus

External	Genital tubercle Labioscrotal swelling Primordial phallus Gubernaculum Peritoneum Processus vaginalis Canal of Nuck

See also	List of related male and female reproductive organs Prenatal development Embryogenesis

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