After completion of this session it is expected that the students will be able to identify, locate and describe the histological features of:
Female genital organs
Vagina
Uterine cervix
Describe the histological features of endocervix and exocervix; Discuss why the term "endocervical glands" may be inaccurate; Compare the wall of the cervix with that of the body of the uterus.
Uterus
List the layers of the wall; Discuss the role of the myometrial layers in fetal expulsion and detachment of placenta; Describe the endometrial changes during menstrual cycle; List the layers of the endometrium. Which layers are shed during menstruation.
Fallopian tube
List the layers of the wall; List the types of cells in the epithelium; Relate structure to function: action of cilia and smooth muscle in propagation of fertilized ovum.
Ovary
Describe the structural changes that occur during follicular development: primordial follicle, primary follicle, secondary follicle, Graffian follicle; cortex, medulla; Identify and locate cells: granulosa, granulosa and theca lutein, primary oocyte, cumulus oophorus, primordial, primary, and secondary follicles, zona pellucida.
Differentiate between a lactating and inactive mammary gland; lobes, lobules, intervening connective tissue.
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