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