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Oviduct: intramural portion
The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x
![Lumen <p>The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/O.R.F.OD_.08.P01.png)
Lumen
The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x
![Mucosa <p>The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/O.R.F.OD_.08.P02.png)
Mucosa
The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x
![Muscularis externa <p>The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/O.R.F.OD_.08.P03.png)
Muscularis externa
The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x
![Uterine musculature <p>The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/O.R.F.OD_.08.P04.png)
Uterine musculature
The intramural oviduct lies within the uterine wall, surrounded by the uterine musculature. In the intramural oviduct, the folds of the mucosa are reduced to just a few ridges; secretory cells outnumber ciliated cells, and the muscularis externa is thick. 40x