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Why does a ovary have such a shape?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Even though a woman will only ovulate a few hundred times in her lifetime, each ovary contains hundreds of thousands of gametes (egg cells). As such, a rounded shape is structurally best in terms of strength - no sharp sides or edges to easily rupture - and carrying capacity: for a given size, a spherical shape contains the greatest volume.

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