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