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==Histology==
 
==Histology==
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=== Stroma ===
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* The body of the ovary (ovarian stroma) consists of:
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** spindle-shaped cells
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** fine collagen fibres
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** ground substance
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* Stromal cells resemble fibroblasts, but some contain lipid droplets.
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* Budles of smooth muscle cells are scattered throughout the stroma.
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=== Cortex ===
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* Follicles containing oocytes in various stages of development.
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* Atretic Follicles
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* Corpora lutea
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* Corpora albicantes
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* The superficial cortex is more fibrotic than the deep, and is called the tunica albuginea.
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* On the surface of the ovary is the germinal epithelium.  This is a continuation of the peritoneum.
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== Medulla ==
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* Highly vascular
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* Contains hilus cells, which are similar to the Leydig cells of the testes.
    
==Vasculature==
 
==Vasculature==
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