uterine portion isthmus of mesosalpinx ampulla of

fundus of of uterine tube uterine tube uterine tube

uterus
ovarian artery

suspensory
uterine ligament of ovary
cavity infundibulum
fimbriae
body of
mesovarium
uterus
ovary
ligament of ovary
internal os mesometrium
cervical canal perimetrium
uterine artery
cervix
endometrium
external os myometrium
mucosal folds
vagina
 secondary follicle
atretic follicle
follicle approaching maturity
late primary follicle

early primary atretic follicle

follicle
primordial
follicle
mesovarium

mature
Graafian
follicle

oocyte
blood
vessels
corpus
albicans

released
oocyte

corpus luteum
ruptured
corpus hemorrhagicum follicle
 oocyte

follicle cells mitochondrion

basal lamina

rER

stromal N
cells

FC N
X
Balbiani
body X
annulate N
lamellae a b
PRIMORDIAL FOLLICLE
 follicle cells
stromal cells
forming
zona
pellucida

FC

oocyte
a b
PRIMARY FOLLICLE
 microvilli of oocyte

gap junction GC
granulosa
cells
process of
granulosa cell

oocyte
cytoplasm
zona pellucida
basal lamina

granulosa
cells

ZP b

cortical theca folliculi

granules
a
stratum granulosum
LATE PRIMARY FOLLICLE
 theca
externa
A
theca interna blood vessel
basal lamina
TI
granulosa antrum
GC
cells

Call-Exner
body TE
antrum
b

oocyte
basal
lamina
granulosa
cells

blood
vessels
zona pellucida a
SECONDARY FOLLICLE
 basal lamina theca theca
externa granulosa cells
interna
antrum cells that will become
filled with corona radiata after ovulation
follicular fluid

CO
SG

TI

a b
cumulus oophorus

MATURE GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE

 follicular stigma

ovary

follicles

tunica albuginea
a b
TA
 primary
oocyte

migration of
nucleus to cell
surface

first meiotic formation of

division first polar body

hyperactivation
of spermatozoa

fertilization by
penetrating
spermatozoon

centrosome of
impregnation of spermatozoon
oocyte and
resumption of unpacked nucleus
second meiotic of spermatozoon
division formation of
second polar
body

alignment of
male and female
pronuclei

zygote
 TLC
Cav

GLC

a b
 L
G
M
sER

L
Cap
a b
50
pituitary hormones
40 (in blood)
30
20
LH
10
FSH
0

ovarian cycle

20
ovarian hormones
15 (in blood)
10
5 estrogen
progesterone
0

menstrual cycle

0 5 10 14 20 25 28
menstrual proliferative secretory
phase phase phase
BV

a b
endometrium
endometrium

myometrium
myometrium

BV

perimetrium
perimetrium
 epithelium capillary

stratum functionale
lacunae

uterine
gland
endometrium

spiral
artery

stratum basale
straight
artery

radial branch
myometrium

arcuate artery

uterine artery
myometrium
myometrium myometrium

myometrium

a b c
 uterine stroma maternal
blood
embryoblast epithelium of trophoblastic
endometrium lacunar
network syncytiotrophoblast
cytotrophoblast
primary
extraembryonic
blastocyst villus
somatic
cavity mesoderm
syncytio-
trophoblast chorion

cytotrophoblast amniotic
cavity embryonic chorionic cavity
hypoblast epiblast disc
41/2 days a 9 days b 14 days c
(after implantation)
 decidua
parietalis

uterine uterine
cavity cavity
yolk sac
placenta
chorion villi
chorionic villi
decidua decidua
decidua capsularis basalis
chorion
capsularis
decidua decidua basalis
decidua basalis
parietalis
amnion
chorion
 cervical
glands

cervical
SCE canal

nabothian
cysts

SSE
X

cervical
canal SSE

external os

CG
simple columnar metaplastic stratified
epithelium squamous epithelium

endocervical stroma

a a

a
a
a

a a

a
a a

DAY 16 a DAY 21 b
 A

CP

CV
BV

BV

CT

CV

SB
b
 Syn

TBL
FE
CT

EBL

FEn
ME
 FETAL CIRCULATION MATERNAL CIRCULATION

decidua basalis
stump of main
stem villi
placental septa

decidua parietalis main stem villus

uterine
cavity umbilical arteries cotyledons
amnion placenta

chorion decidua basal plate

basalis
endometrial
spiral artery
umbilical vein

chorionic plate endometrial

vein
amnion
myometrium
 stratified
squamous stratified
epithelium squamous
epithelium

mucosal
layer

blood vessels

muscular basal cells

layer
a b
SD

SG Ep

SD
adipose lactiferous
tissue duct

lactiferous sinus
connective tissue
lobules of tubuloalveolar glands
 smooth
muscle

lactiferous
ducts

a b c d

lactiferous intralobular
duct collecting duct

terminal ductules
or acini

interlobular stroma
(connective and
adipose tissue)

intralobular stroma

lactiferous duct

terminal duct lobular unit a b

(TDLU)
 ducts

dense
connective
tissue

MEp
a b
duct

mEp

a b
 a b

alveolar
lumens

a aa

duct

a b a a a a
c