Tunica albuginea (ovaries)

For other structures with the same name, see Tunica albuginea (disambiguation).
Tunica albuginea (ovaries)
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Identifiers
Latin tunica albuginea ovarii
TA A09.1.01.009
FMA 18630

Anatomical terminology

On the surface of the ovary this tissue is much condensed, and forms a layer, the tunica albuginea, composed of short connective-tissue fibers, with fusiform cells between them.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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