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MBBS QUESTION #10208
Question 1
The ovarian artery, essential for ovarian blood supply, arises directly from which vessel, explaining its unusually long retroperitoneal course from the abdomen into the pelvis?
  • The abdominal aorta, just below the origin of the renal arteries✔️
  • The internal iliac artery
  • The external iliac artery
  • The uterine artery
Correct Answer Explanation
The ovarian artery arises from the abdominal aorta just inferior to the renal arteries (reflecting the gonad's original embryological position near the developing kidney) and descends retroperitoneally within the suspensory (infundibulopelvic) ligament to reach the ovary in the pelvis.