1. Female Reproductive System Laboratory Orientation

2. From Netter

3. #239 Monkey Ovary Germinal epithelium Tunica albuginea Cortex Medulla

4. #239 #269

5. Secondary follicle Graafian follicle ?

6. #269 Corona radiata oocyte Zona pellucida

7. #236a & 235 ABC A: Granulosa cells B: Theca interna C: Theca externa Antrum

8. #236a Corpus Luteum Granulosa lutein cells Theca lutein cells Granulosa lutein cells

9. #239 Early stages of atretic follicles

10. #239 Atretic follicles with thickened basement (glassy) membranes. Also, #234 & #234-2

11. #236a Corpus albicans early Late Also, #234 (H&E) & #234-2 (trichrome)

12. #240-1: Infundibulum #241even: Isthmus #240-2: Ampulla #241odd: Intramural

13. Ciliated and non-ciliated cells

14. Oviduct Seminal vesicle

15. Oviduct with ciliated and nonciliated cells cells Seminal vesicle with simple columnar secretory cells

16. #244 Proliferative endometrium

17. #244 Spiral and straight arteries (arterioles)

18. #243 Early (very early) secretory endometrium

19. #245-1 Secretory (early) endometrium

20. Early and late secretory phase ( basal accumulation of glycogen) (“saw tooth” appearance) Glycogen in lighter staining basal cytoplasm Saw tooth appearance

21. #245-2 Menstrual endometrium

22. Secretory endometrium Prostate gland

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

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

25. #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

26. #259 Inactive mammary gland #261 Active mammary gland

27. #258 Active mammary gland Note: Loose and cellular (abundant plasma cells) intralobular connective tissue as compared to dense interlobular c.t.

28. secretory epithelium (note apical glycogen and lipid) Plasma cells (in intralobular tissue)

29. secretory epithelium myoepithelial cells