Female Flashcards
Germinal epithelium
simple squamous to simple cuboidal
Tunica albuginia
dense, irregular CT
Collagen fibers, and fibroblasts
What layer of the ovary do you find follicles?
Cortex
Features of unilaminar follicle
simple cuboidal epithelia and acellular zona pellucida
Features of multilaminar follicle
stratified cuboidal epithelia; follicular cells are now called granulosa cells.
Secondary follicles have?
antrum, cumulous oophorous, corona radiata, and androgenic theca interna.
Hallmark of Atretic follicles?
Pyknotic granulosa nuclei/sloughing off into the antrum
corpus luteum
remnant of ovulated follicle
Oviduct’s layers
inner mucosa, muscularis, serosa
Oviduct mucosa’s epithelia:
simple columnar; ciliated cells as well as peg cells
Peg cells/secretory cells
nourish the gametes and fertilized embryo, as well as capacitate sperm for activation
basal bodies
anchor the microtubule core of the cilia to the cell
Late menstrual uterus
Thin endometrium, thick myometrium
No surface epithelium/functional layer
Proliferative Uterus
Functional layer restored by estrogen; surface epithelium restored
long, straight tubular glands
Mitotic profiles
Secretory uterus
wide uterine glands (grow via hypertrophy)
bright pink glycogen stained apocrine secretions
Thickest endometrium
Functional layer is lost b/c?
It’s supplied by progesterone sensitive spiral arteries. Leutolysis causes progesterone levels to drops, causing constriction –> necrosis.
