Follicular fluid

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Follicular fluid
Human ovum examined fresh in the liquor folliculi
Latin	liquor folliculi
Dorlands/Elsevier	f_10/12369280

Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the follicular antrum and surrounds the ovum in an ovarian follicle. This fluid is rich in hyaluronic acid.

[edit] External links

• UIUC Histology Subject 1083
• MeSH Follicular+fluid
• Diagram at med.mun.ca
• Overview at okstate.edu

v • d • e Female reproductive system Follicles/Folliculogenesis corpus (hemorrhagicum, luteum, albicans) • Theca folliculi (externa, interna) • Follicular antrum (Follicular fluid) • Corona radiata • Zona pellucida • Membrana granulosa (Granulosa cells) Ovaries/Oogenesis Germinal epithelium • Tunica albuginea • cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma) • Medulla Fallopian tubes Isthmus • Ampulla • Infundibulum • Fimbria Ligaments Broad (components: Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium contents: Round of uterus, Proper of ovary) • Suspensory of ovary • Cardinal Uterus cervix/neck (External orifice - Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice) • corpus/body (Cavity of the body, Fundus) • layers (Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium) • Uterine horns Vulva/mons pubis Labium: commissures (Anterior • Posterior) • Frenulum labiorum pudendi • Labia majora • Cleft of venus • Labia minora • Vulval vestibule • interlabial sulci Clitoris: Vestibular bulbs • Clitoral crura • Corpus cavernosa • Clitoral glans (Frenulum, Hood) Vagina: vestibular glands/ducts (Bartholin's glands/Bartholin's ducts, Skene's glands/Skene's ducts) • Fossa of vestibule of vagina • Vaginal fornix • Hymen • Orifice Vestiges Wolffian (Gartner's duct, Epoophoron, Paroöphoron) • Canal of Nuck Other G-spot • Urethral sponge