The ovaries have dual blood supply through the ______ and _____ arteries.

The ovaries have dual blood supply through the ______ and _____ arteries.

• A. Ovarian / Uterine
• B. Ovarian / Internal Pudendal
• C. Uterine / Internal Iliac
• D. Ovarian / Vaginal

Answer: (A)

The ovaries receive blood from a dual source: the ovarian arteries and the uterine arteries. The ovarian arteries arise from the abdominal aorta and travel with the suspensory ligament to the ovary, delivering direct arterial blood. The uterine arteries, branches of the internal iliac arteries, run through the broad ligament and give off ovarian branches that anastomose with the ovarian arteries near the ovary’s hilum. This network provides redundancy and consistent perfusion to the ovary. The other arteries listed do not constitute the primary dual supply to the ovary.

The ovaries receive blood from a dual source: the ovarian arteries and the uterine arteries. The ovarian arteries arise from the abdominal aorta and travel with the suspensory ligament to the ovary, delivering direct arterial blood. The uterine arteries, branches of the internal iliac arteries, run through the broad ligament and give off ovarian branches that anastomose with the ovarian arteries near the ovary’s hilum. This network provides redundancy and consistent perfusion to the ovary. The other arteries listed do not constitute the primary dual supply to the ovary.