The Female Reproductive System

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The Female Reproductive System
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Low mag - entire ovary
CL Corpus luteum F Follicles H Hilus L
Ligament M - medulla
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Primordial Follicles
Primordial Follicles
Primary Follicle
Primary Follicle
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Late primary Follicle
Stratified Follicular Epithelium
Oocyte
Zona Pellucida
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Early Secondary Follicle



Developing Antral Cavity
Thecas
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Secondary Follicle
Graafian Follicle
Thecas Antral Cavity Corona Radiata Cumulus
Oophorus
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Corona Radiata Zona Pellucida
Cumulus Oophorus Theca Interna
Oocyte
High Mag Graafian Follicle
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Follicular Epithelium
Theca Interna
Theca Externa
High Mag Graafian Follicle
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Corpus Luteum

• Corpus Albicans
• and
• Atretic Follicles

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Low Magnification Ruptured Graafian Follicle (a)
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Low Magnification Ovary with a number of Corpus
Luteum (CL)
CL
CL
CL
CL
Arrow Secondary Follicle
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Human Corpus Luteum
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Corpus Luteum
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Vascular Cast of a Corpus Luteum
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Low Magnification Corpus Albicans a
degenerated Corpus Luteum
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Atretic (degenerating) Follicle note pycnotic
nuclei in the follicular epithelium
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Low Magnification small scar resulting from
atretic follicle ()

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The Oviduct
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Low Magnification The Ovary
and the Oviduct (Fallopian Tube)
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Higher Magnification The Ovary
The Fimbria of the Oviduct
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Ampulla of the Oviduct
Serosa
Mucus Membrane with Epithelium and Lamina Propria
Smooth Muscle
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High Magnification Oviduct Epithelium
Cilia
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TEM of the oviduct epithelium with ciliated (CC)
and secretory (SC) cells
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SEM of the oviduct epithelium with ciliated (Ci)
and secretory (SC) cells
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The Uterus
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SEM of the entire uterus
En endometrium My myometrium Se serosa
BV blood vessels arrows openings of uterine
glands
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SEM of a cross section through the uterus
En endometrium My myometrium BV blood
vessels UG - uterine glands
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Low magnification of the entire uterus
Endometrium Myometrium
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The Resting or Estrogenic Uterus
Endometrial stroma (Lamina propria) C Stratum
Compactum S Stratum Spongiosum B Stratum
Basalis M - myometrium
Endometrium
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Coiled wide glands Edema in stroma Darker
staining basal region with narrow
glands Myometrium
Progestational or Progravid Uterus
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Menstrual (degenerating) Endometrium
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Uterine blood flow diagram Spiral arteries to
the Functional layer Straight Arteries for the
Basal layer
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SEM of a vascular cast of the spiral arteries in
the functional endometrium
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SEM of a vascular cast of the straight arteries
feeding the base of the uterine glands (spaces w/
asterick)
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Development
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Primary Chorionic Villi
Outer syncytiotrophoblast Inner
cytotrophoblast
mesenchyme
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Secondary Chorionic villi now with a core of
fetal capillaries
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Secondary Chorionic villi
Cyt cytotrophoblast Cyn syncytiotrophoblast
ca capillary
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TEM of syncytio- and cytotrophoblast of the
chorionic villus
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Cervix and Vagina
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Cervical lining Epithelium with a dense lamina
propria (lp)
lp
lp
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Endocervical mucus glands tubular glands in the
lamina propria continuous with the surface mucus
secreting epithelium
Mucus Glands
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Vagina with a mucus membrane of Stratified
Squamous non-Keratinized Epithelium and a fibrous
lamina propria
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Mammary Glands
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The adult resting Breast
well developed ducts
connective tissue scanty secretory units
connective tissue adipose
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Active (secretory) Breast
well developed secretory units
Connective tissue septa
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SEM of a secretory unit of the mammary gland