Female Reproductive system page 11

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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

16. Female Reproductive system

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16.11 Ovarian cortex

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Section of the ovarian cortex of a monkey showing a large secondary follicle (SF) with an antrum (An).

Follicular (Fo) or granulosa cells surround the antrum. At the periphery of the follicle they form a layer of regular thickness called the zona granulosa (ZG).

These follicular cells also form the cumulus oophorus (CO) around the oocyte (O).

A theca interna (TI) is visible at the surface of the follicle.

The pale pink scars surrounding the antral follicle are the corpora atretica (C-At) arising from the degeneration or atresia of secondary follicles (see figures 16.12 to 16.16).

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×125

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