The ovarian layer composed of connective tissue, contains nerves, blood, lymph vessels and smooth muscle is the...

• A. Cortex
• B. Medulla
• C. Tunica Albuginea
• D. Germinal Epithelium

Answer: (B)

The inner part of the ovary, the medulla, fits this description. It is composed of loose connective tissue that houses the network of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, along with smooth muscle in the vessel walls. This vascular core distinguishes the medulla from the outer cortex, which is where the ovarian follicles reside within densely packed stroma and does not have the same primary vascular pattern. The tunica albuginea is the dense fibrous capsule just beneath the surface, and the germinal epithelium is the surface covering; neither matches the described vascular-rich, connective tissue core. So, the layer described is the medulla.