The ovarian artery is a blood vessel which supplies oxygen-rich blood to the ovaries, Fallopian tube, and ureter. It corresponds to the male internal spermatic artery.
The ovarian is a paired artery which originates from each side of the abdominal aorta, at a point below the renal artery. Then it runs down, passing between the layers of the broad ligament of the uterus, along its free border, giving off several branches to supply the ovary.
At the end of its course, the ovarian artery switches direction, turning down as it sends small arterial offshoots that supply the upper portion of the uterus. Its terminal branch anastomoses with the ovarian branch of the uterine artery.
Below, schematic image of the uterine and ovarian artery, supplying the female genital organs.
