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Cumulus oophorus
Introduction
Overview
Overview
At one part of the mature follicle, the cells of the membrana granulosa are collected into a mass which projects into the cavity of the follicle. This is termed the cumulus oophorus (Latin cumulus=heap, Greek oo=egg + phorus=carrying) discus proligerus, and in it the ovum is imbedded.
External links
External links
- Template:UCDavisOrganology – “Mammal, bovine ovary (LM, Medium)”
- Template:MUNAnatomy
- Histology at University of Southern California rep/c_13
- Template:EmbryologySwiss
- Template:UIUCHistologySubject
- Histology image: 18404loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – “Female Reproductive System: ovary, cumulus oophorus”