GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ovary produces female gametes called ova (ovum in singular) or eggs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ovaries contain the female gamete cell, called the oocyte. In non medical terms, the oocyte is called the “egg”. The ovaries are filled with follicles. Follicles are fluid-filled structures in which the oocyte (also called egg) grows to maturity.

Detailed explanation-3: -ovum, plural ova, in human physiology, single cell released from either of the female reproductive organs, the ovaries, which is capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized (united) with a sperm cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -In animals, egg cells are also known as ova (singular ovum, from the Latin word ovum meaning ‘egg’). The term ovule in animals is used for the young ovum of an animal. In vertebrates, ova are produced by female gonads (sex glands) called ovaries. A number of ova are present at birth in mammals and mature via oogenesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -About once a month, an egg is released from one of a woman’s two ovaries. This is called ovulation. The egg then enters the nearby fallopian tube that leads to the uterus.