Female Reproductive SystemLaboratory Orientation
From Netter
#239 Monkey Ovary
Germinal epithelium
Tunica albuginea
Cortex
Medulla
#239 #269
#269Secondary follicle
Graafian follicle ?
#269
Corona radiata
oocyteZona pellucida
#236a & 235
ABC
A: Granulosa cells B: Theca interna C: Theca externa
Antrum
#236a Corpus Luteum
Granulosa lutein cells
Theca lutein cells
Granulosa lutein cells
#239
Early stages of atretic follicles
#239 Atretic follicles with thickened basement (glassy) membranes.
Also, #234 & #234-2
#236a
Corpus albicans
early
Late
Also, #234 (H&E) & #234-2 (trichrome)
#240-1: Infundibulum
#241even: Isthmus
#240-2: Ampulla
#241odd: Intramural
Ciliated and non-ciliated
cells
Oviduct Seminal vesicle
Oviduct with ciliated and nonciliated cells
cells
Seminal vesicle with simple columnar secretory cells
#244 Proliferative endometrium
#244 Spiral and straight arteries (arterioles)
#243 Early (very early) secretory endometrium
#245-1 Secretory (early) endometrium
Early and late secretory phase ( basal accumulation of glycogen) (“saw tooth” appearance)
Glycogen in lighter staining basal cytoplasm
Saw tooth appearance
#245-2 Menstrual endometrium
Secretory endometrium
Prostate gland
Netter #366B
Internal Os
External Os
Cervical canal with palmate folds
Vaginal fornix
Vagina
Uterine Cervix
#249
UCSF #405
A
B
B: Cervical (mucosal) glands
A: Stratocolumnar Junction
Nabothian cyst
#250-1 Vagina H&E
#250-2 Vagina Trichrome
Vaginal epithelium
Note the empty appearance of the cells due to extraction of stored glycogen in cells
#259 Inactive mammary gland
#261 Active mammary gland
#258 Active mammary gland
Note: Loose and cellular (abundant plasma cells) intralobular connective tissue as compared to dense interlobular c.t.
secretory epitheliumsecretory epithelium(note apical glycogen and lipid)(note apical glycogen and lipid)
Plasma cells (in Plasma cells (in intralobular tissue)intralobular tissue)
secretory epitheliumsecretory epithelium
myoepithelial cells