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Ovary
The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x
![Serosa <p>The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/O.R.F.O.03.P01.png)
Serosa
The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x
![- Germinal epithelium <p>The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/O.R.F.O.03.P01.png)
- Germinal epithelium
The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x
![Tunica albuginea <p>The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/O.R.F.O.03.P03.png)
Tunica albuginea
The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x
![Follicles <p>The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/O.R.F.O.03.P03.png)
Follicles
The ovary is covered by a serosa of epithelium overlying a thin connective tissue layer. However, rather than the expected simple squamous epithelium, the epithelium of this serosa is simple cuboidal and is called by the misnomer “germinal epithelium.” A dense connective tissue layer, tunica albuginea, lies beneath the serosa. Small follicles are located in the cortex beneath the tunica albuginea. 400x