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These are the primary female sex organs that produce the female gamete, i.e. ovum and several steroid hormones, i.e. ovarian hormones. The ovaries are located one on each side of the lower abdomen i.e. upper pelvic cavity. Each ovary is unshelled almond shape and about 2 to 4 cm in length and is connected to the pelvic wall and uterus by ligaments, i.e. ovarian ligament. The broad ligament of the uterus is also attached to the ovary by double fold of peritoneum called mesovarium. Each ovary is covered by a thin epithelium which encloses the ovarian stroma. The stroma is divided into two zones - a peripheral cortex and an inner medulla.

Ovary in female human beings is :

A) Primary sex organ

B) Secondary sex organ

C) Tertiary sex organ

D) Accessory sex organ