| Lab 17 Female Reproductive System: 1) Index 2) Introduction 3) Things to Identify 4) Ovary 5)Ovary 2 6)Corpus Luteum 7) Corpus Albicans 8) Oviducts 9) Uterus (proliferative) 10) Uterus (secretory) 11)Uterus (menstral) 12) Cervix 13) Vagina 14) Pregnant Uterus 15) Mammory Glands (resting) 16)Mammory Glands (active) 17) Comparison of Structures 18) Practical |
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| # 178 - Corpus albicans, human, 1.5 mm, sec., h.-e. |
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The large pale staining structure in the middle of this slide is the corpus albicans. This is the remnant of the corpus luteum. This degenerate, non-functional structure results when the ovum is not fertilized or after parturition. How is this differ from an atretic follicle? REFERENCES: DiFiore, pp. 300 - 301 Wheater, p. 343, Fig. 19.11 Gartner, pp. 348-349, Fig. 2 Ross, p. 690, Fig. 22.13 |
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This is a low power image of the Corpus Albicans, indicated by the red arrow. It is bascially the scar left over after the Corpus Luteum degenerates.
Red arrow - Corpus Albicans |
Corpus Albicans |
