Paroophoron

Paroophoron

Paroophoron

Structure of the female reproductive system

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.

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It is a remnant of the mesonephric tubules[2] and is homologous to the male paradidymis.

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  1. [1]
    Public domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text in the public domain from page 1255 of  the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
  2. [2]
    Netter, Frank H.; Cochard, Larry R. (2002). Netter's Atlas of human embryology. Teterboro, N.J: Icon Learning Systems. p. 173. ISBN 0-914168-99-1.


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