A structure called the ovarium is located next to the ovary and is very difficult to see with the naked eye.
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Important elements of the female reproductive system may have been overlooked. Research on the oviduct, an appendage of the ovary that has been dismissed as useless, suggests it may have an important role after all.
“We think that it may regulate the timing and rate of ovulation,” says Dr. blanche capel At Duke University, North Carolina. “It may control how many [ovarian] Follicles are activated in the body…
Source: www.newscientist.com
