A shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, wherein the ovary lies. This fossa has the following boundaries: superiorly: by the external iliac vessels anteriorly and inferiorly: by the broad ligament of the uterus posteriorly: by the ureter and internal iliac vessels [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_fossa ]