Germinal epithelium (female)
The ovarian surface epithelium, also called the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer, or coelomic epithelium, is a layer of simple squamous-to-cuboidal epithelial cells covering the ovary.
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Section of the ovary. 1. Germinal epithelium. 2. Central stroma. 3. Peripheral stroma. 4. Bloodvessels. 5. Vesicular follicles in their earliest stage. 6, 7, 8. More advanced follicles. 9. An almost mature follicle. 9'. Follicle from which the ovum has escaped. 10. Corpus luteum. | |
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| FMA | 18629 |
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| Epithelia |
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| Squamous epithelial cell |
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| Columnar epithelial cell |
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| Cuboidal epithelial cell |
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| Specialised epithelia |
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The term germinal epithelium is a misnomer as it does not give rise to primary follicles.
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