Female Reproductive System Laboratory Orientation

From Netter

#239 Monkey Ovary Germinal epithelium Tunica albuginea Cortex Medulla

#239 #269

Secondary follicle Graafian follicle ?

#269 Corona radiata oocyte Zona 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 epithelium (note apical glycogen and lipid) Plasma cells (in intralobular tissue)

secretory epithelium myoepithelial cells