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FIGURE 21.15 ■ Uterine tube: mucosal folds. Stain: hematoxylin and eosin.
High magnification.
FIGURE 21.16 | Uterine Tube: Lining Epithelium
This high-magnification photomicrograph illustrates a section of the uterine tube
with mucosal folds lined with a simple columnar epithelium (2).
The luminal epithelium consists of two cell types, the ciliated cells (5) and
the nonciliated peg cells (6) with apical bulges that extend above the cilia. A
basement membrane (1) separates the luminal epithelium (2) from the
underlying connective tissue (4) that forms the core of the mucosal folds. A
portion of the inner circular smooth muscle (3) layer that surrounds the uterine
tube is visible on the left side of the illustration.
FIGURE 21.16 ■ Uterine tube: lining epithelium. Stain: hematoxylin and eosin
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