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The surface of the [[ovary]] is covered by a layer of [[simple cuboidal cells]] which constitutes the '''germinal epithelium''' of Waldeyer.<ref>{{USCHistology|rep/c_3}}</ref><ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16923182?ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum</ref> |
The surface of the [[ovary]] is covered by a layer of [[simple cuboidal cells]] which constitutes the '''germinal epithelium''' of Waldeyer.<ref>{{USCHistology|rep/c_3}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16923182?ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Reinstatement of "germinal epithelium" of the ovar...[Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2006] - PubMed Result<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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These cells are derived from the [[mesoderm]] during embryonic development and are closely related to the [[mesothelium]] of the [[peritoneum]]. The germinal epithelium gives the ovary a dull gray color as compared with the shining smoothness of the [[peritoneum]]; and the transition between the [[mesothelium]] of the peritoneum and the columnar cells which cover the ovary is usually marked by a line around the anterior border of the ovary. |
These cells are derived from the [[mesoderm]] during embryonic development and are closely related to the [[mesothelium]] of the [[peritoneum]]. The germinal epithelium gives the ovary a dull gray color as compared with the shining smoothness of the [[peritoneum]]; and the transition between the [[mesothelium]] of the peritoneum and the columnar cells which cover the ovary is usually marked by a line around the anterior border of the ovary. |
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| File:Ovaire 1.JPG Diagram in French. "Epithelium ovarien" labeled at upper right. | |
 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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The surface of the ovary is covered by a layer of simple cuboidal cells which constitutes the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer.[1][2]
These cells are derived from the mesoderm during embryonic development and are closely related to the mesothelium of the peritoneum. The germinal epithelium gives the ovary a dull gray color as compared with the shining smoothness of the peritoneum; and the transition between the mesothelium of the peritoneum and the columnar cells which cover the ovary is usually marked by a line around the anterior border of the ovary.
The germinal epithelium is the main origin of tumors in the ovaries.
References
External links
- Histology image: 18403loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- Histology image: 83_07 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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