Vaginal mucosa. Light micrograph of a section through the wall of the vagina. The lumen (white, top right) is lined with a mucosa of stratified squamo

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Vaginal mucosa. Light micrograph of a section through the wall of the vagina. The lumen (white, top right) is lined with a mucosa of stratified squamous epithelial cells (brown) and a lamina propria (blue) containing blood vessels and nerves. The thickness of this mucosal layer changes during the menstrual cycle.

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