Female Reproductive System Laboratory Orientation From Netter 239

Female Reproductive System Laboratory Orientation

From Netter

#239 Monkey Ovary Cortex Medulla Tunica albuginea Germinal epithelium

#269 #239 Primordial follicle Primary follicle Secondary follicles

Graafian follicle ? #269 Secondary follicle

Th a c e t x e n er a T c he a in t n er a Cumulus oophoru s #269 oocyte Zona pellucida Corona radiata

#236 a & 235 Antrum C B A A: Granulosa cells B: Theca interna C: Theca externa

#236 a Corpus Luteum Granulosa lutein cells Theca lutein cells Granulosa lutein cells

#239 Early stages of atretic follicles

#239 Also, #234 & #234 -2 Atretic follicles with thickened basement (glassy) membranes.

#236 a Also, #234 (H&E) & #234 -2 (trichrome) early Corpus albicans Late

#240 -1: Infundibulum #240 -2: Ampulla #241 odd: Intramural #241 even: Isthmus

Cil iate da nd non -ci liat ed cel ls

Oviduct Seminal vesicle

Oviduct with ciliated and nonciliated 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) Saw tooth appearance Glycogen in lighter staining basal cytoplasm

#245 -2 Menstrual endometrium

Secretory endometrium Prostate gland

Netter #366 B Internal Os Cervical canal with palmate folds Vaginal fornix External Os Vagina

Uterine Cervix #249 A: Stratocolumnar Junction B A UCSF #405 Nabothian cyst B: Cervical (mucosal) glands

#250 -1 Vagina H&E Vaginal epithelium Note the empty appearance of the cells due to extraction of stored glycogen in cells #250 -2 Vagina Trichrome

#261 Active mammary gland #259 Inactive 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)

myoepithelial cells secretory epithelium