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(Netter Basic Science) Frank H. Netter - Atlas of Human Anatomy-Elsevier (2018)

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Ovary, Ova, and Follicles

Superficial

(germinal)

epithelium

(cuboidal

cells)

Tunica

albuginea

Ovum

Zona

pellucida

Epithelial

cord

growing in

Corona

radiata

Cumulus

oöphorus

Primary

ova

Cortex

Fluid-filled

follicular

cavity

Primordial

follicles

Granulosa

Theca interna

Theca externa

Infant ovary

Ripening follicle

Primary follicle

Primordial follicle

Epithelial

cord

growing in

Developing follicles

Superficial (germinal) epithelium

(cuboidal cells)

Blood vessels

entering ovary

Mature

(graafian)

follicle

Corpus

albicans

Ruptured follicle

(corpus hemorrhagicum)

Mature

corpus luteum

Fibrin

Blood clot

Luteal

cells

Discharged

ovum

Early corpus luteum

Stages of ovum and follicle

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