Germinal epithelium (female)
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FMA | 18629 |
Anatomical terminology |
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The ovarian surface epithelium, also called the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer,
The term germinal epithelium is a misnomer as it does not give rise to primary follicles.[3]
Composition
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 cuboidal cells which cover the ovary is usually marked by a line around the anterior border of the ovary.
Diseases
Ovarian surface epithelium can give rise to surface epithelial-stromal tumor.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- PMID 16923182.
- S2CID 11013148.
- ISBN 978-0-7817-7200-6.
External links
- Histology image: 18403loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- Histology image: 83_07 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center