| Germinal epithelium (female) | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Gray1163.png) 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. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Histology_of_ovarian_surface_epithelium.jpg) Histology of ovarian surface epithelium. H&E stain. The epithelium is the chain-like covering with round dark blue nuclei at top. | |
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| FMA | 18629 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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| Epithelia |
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| Squamous epithelial cell |
| Columnar epithelial cell |
| Cuboidal epithelial cell |
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The ovarian surface epithelium, also called the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer,[1] or coelomic epithelium, is a layer of simple squamous-to-cuboidal epithelial cells covering the ovary.[2]
The term germinal epithelium is a misnomer as it does not give rise to primary follicles.[3]
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