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Corpus albicans
The corpus albicans (Latin for "white body" ) is the regressed form of the corpus luteum. As the corpus luteum is being broken down by macrophages, fibroblasts lay down type I collagen, forming the corpus albicans. This process is called "luteolysis". The remains of the corpus albicans may persist as a scar on the surface of the ovary.
The corpus albicans is also known as atretic corpus luteum, corpus candicans, or simply as albicans.
References
- Stedman's/LWW 1505656
- Hiatt, James L.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2001). Color textbook of histology. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-8806-3.
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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) |
| 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 |
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