ovarian follicle

A spherical aggregation of cells in the ovary that contains a single oocyte[WP,modified]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the ovarian follicle is

A spherical aggregation of cells in the ovary that contains a single oocyte[WP,modified]. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the ovarian follicle is

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the ovarian follicle connects to

The atlas records 17 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of ovary and reproductive system.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the ovarian follicle. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as follicle of ovary, follicle of ovary viewed macroscopically, ovary follicle, egg follicle, folliculi ovarici primarii and folliculi ovarici vesiculosi. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001305, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: ovary and reproductive system.
• A kind of: anatomical structure and organ part.
• subtype: atretic follicle of ovary, mature ovarian follicle, postovulatory follicle, primary ovarian follicle, primordial ovarian follicle and secondary ovarian follicle, and 1 more.
• contains: follicular fluid, cumulus oophorus, follicular antrum, granulosa cell layer and theca cell layer.
• develops into: corpus luteum.

Questions

Where is the ovarian follicle?

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the ovarian follicle connect to?

Part of: ovary and reproductive system.

Is the ovarian follicle the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.