This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Anatomy
Ovarian aery is a branch of: 
Select and explain. 
A. Renal aery, B. Internal iliac aery, C. Abdominal pa of the aoa, D. External iliac aery
C: Abdominal pa of the aoa
Answer: C: Abdominal pa of the aoa 
Explanation: The ovarian aery arises from the abdominal pa of the aoa at the level of the first lumbar veebra. The aery is long and slender and passes downward and laterally behind the peritoneum. It crosses the external iliac aery at the pelvic inlet and enters the suspensory ligament of the ovary.It then passes into the broad ligament and enters the ovary by way of the mesovarium.