A textbook of obstetrics . fimbriated extremity is connected with the ovary by thetubo-ovarian ligament. The tube has three coats,—a mucous, muscular, and mucous membrane of the tube consists of a single layer ofcolumnar, ciliated, epithelial cells, the cilia lashing toward theuterine cavity. The membrane is thrown into deep longitudinalfolds, becoming more complex as the fimbriated extremity isapproached. There are no glands in the mucous muscular coat consists of circular fibers of unstriped muscle, 1 Older anatomists divided the tube into the isthmus, comprising the
A textbook of obstetrics . fimbriated extremity is connected with the ovary by thetubo-ovarian ligament. The tube has three coats,—a mucous, muscular, and mucous membrane of the tube consists of a single layer ofcolumnar, ciliated, epithelial cells, the cilia lashing toward theuterine cavity. The membrane is thrown into deep longitudinalfolds, becoming more complex as the fimbriated extremity isapproached. There are no glands in the mucous muscular coat consists of circular fibers of unstriped muscle, 1 Older anatomists divided the tube into the isthmus, comprising the inner third,the ampulla, the outer or expanded portion, and the fimbriae. 54 PREGNANCY. with an outer, ill-developed layer of longitudinal fibers. Theserous covering is continuous with the serous covering of thebroad ligament. The ovaries are almond-shaped bodies varying in size in differ-ent individuals and under different circumstances, but having aver-age diameters of cm. ( in.) in length, 2 cm. ( in.) in. Fig. 50.—Section through part of ovary of adult bitch : a, Germinal epithelium;/>, /, ingrowths (egg-tubes) from the germinal epithelium, seen in cross section ; <, c,young Graafian follicles in the cortical layer; dt a more mature follicle, containingtwo ova (this is rare); e and /. ova surrounded by cells of discus proligerus; gt //,outer and inner capsules of the follicle; /, membrana granulosa; /, blood vessels;///, ///, parovarium ; gy germinal epithelium commencing to grow in and form an egij-tube; , transition from peritonea] to germinal epithelium (from Waldeyer). width, and [.5 cm. ( in.) in thickness. They are attached tothe posterior layer of the broad ligament by the hilum. The ovaryis a gland secreting eggs. It has, therefore-, a gland-structure,stroma, parenchyma, and gland-spaces. There are, however,certain distinctive peculiarities about this gland. Its peritonealcovering exhibits a modified form of cells,—the germinal cpi- THE F
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