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Female Reproductive Organs

 

Ovary

 

 

 

Identification Points

1. Outer cortex-shows ovarian follicles in different

  stages of development,primordial, primary, 

secondary and Graafian follicle.

2. Inner medulla-contains connective tissue 

with blood vessels.

 

 

 

 

Fallopian Tube

 


 

 

Identification Points

1. Muscular tube.

2. Mucus layer-thrown into numerous

branching and anastomosing folds 

which almost fill the lumen.

 3.Lined by columnar cells of two types:

Ciliated - which help in movement of 

ova towards the uterine cavity.

Non-ciliated - secretory , secretions help 

in nourishment of ova.

 

 

 

 

Umbilical Cord


 

Identification Points

1. Two muscular arteries and one vein seen.

2. Wharton's jelly (embryonic mesenchyme) 

surrounding the vessels with outer 

amniotic covering.

 

 

 

 

Placenta


 

Identification Points

1. Sections of chorionic villi seen.

2. Villi with embryonic connective tissue core

containing fetal capillaries and surrounded 

by outer syncytiotrophoblasts and

 inner cytotrophoblasts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uterus - Secretory

 


 

 Identification Points

1. Inner endometrium-lined by simple 

columnar cells.

Stroma contains tubular uterine glands 

and spiral arteries.

2. Middle thick muscular layer-myometrium.

3. Outer perimetrium.

 

 

 

 

 

Uterus - Proliferative

 

 


 Identification Points

1. Inner endometrium-lined by simple 

columnar cells.

Stroma contains tubular uterine glands 

and spiral arteries.

2. Middle thick muscular layer-myometrium.

3. Outer perimetrium.