Paroophoron | |
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Details | |
Precursor | Mesonephric tubules |
Identifiers | |
Latin | paroophoron |
TA98 | A09.1.06.001 |
TA2 | 3544 |
FMA | 18692 |
Anatomical terminology |
The paroophoron (of Johnson; pl.: paroophora) consists of a few scattered rudimentary tubules, best seen in a child, situated in the broad ligament between the epoöphoron and the uterus. [1] Named for the Welsh anatomist David Johnson who originally described the structure at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
It is a remnant of the mesonephric tubules [2] and is homologous to the male paradidymis.
Paroophoron | |
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Details | |
Precursor | Mesonephric tubules |
Identifiers | |
Latin | paroophoron |
TA98 | A09.1.06.001 |
TA2 | 3544 |
FMA | 18692 |
Anatomical terminology |
The paroophoron (of Johnson; pl.: paroophora) consists of a few scattered rudimentary tubules, best seen in a child, situated in the broad ligament between the epoöphoron and the uterus. [1] Named for the Welsh anatomist David Johnson who originally described the structure at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
It is a remnant of the mesonephric tubules [2] and is homologous to the male paradidymis.