Gartner's duct: Definition from Answers.com

Gartner's duct
Latin	ductus longitudinalis epoöphori
Gray's	subject #252 1206
Precursor	Wolffian duct^[1]

Gartner's duct is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric ducts in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. It was discovered and described in 1822 by Hermann Treschow Gartner.

The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and seminal vesicle.

In the female they may persist between the layers of the broad ligament of the uterus and in the wall of the vagina.

Clinical significance

These may give rise to Gartner's duct cysts.^[2]

^ Netter, Frank H.; Cochard, Larry R. (2002). Netter's Atlas of human embryology. Teterboro, N.J: Icon Learning Systems. pp. 173. ISBN 0-914168-99-1.
^ Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A (August 2006). "Congenital urogenital anomalies that are associated with the persistence of Gartner's duct: a review". Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 195 (2): 354–9. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.815. PMID 16890546. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9378(05)02438-5.

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Follicles/ Folliculogenesis	corpus (hemorrhagicum, luteum, albicans) · Theca of follicle (externa, interna) · Follicular antrum (Follicular fluid) · Corona radiata · Zona pellucida · Membrana granulosa (Granulosa cells)

Ovaries/ Oogenesis	Germinal epithelium · Tunica albuginea · cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma) · Medulla

Fallopian tubes	Isthmus · Ampulla · Infundibulum · Fimbria

Ligaments	Broad (components: Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium contents: Round of uterus, Proper of ovary) · Suspensory of ovary · Cardinal

Vagina	vestibular glands/ducts (Bartholin's glands/Bartholin's ducts, Skene's glands/Skene's ducts) · Fossa of vestibule of vagina · Vaginal fornix · Hymen · Orifice

Labium	commissures (Anterior · Posterior) · Frenulum labiorum pudendi · Labia majora · Cleft of venus · Labia minora · Vulval vestibule · interlabial sulci

Clitoris	Vestibular bulbs · Clitoral crura · Corpus cavernosa · Clitoral glans (Frenulum, Hood)

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