Question : Draw and label the structure of a human ovum.

1.	Question : Draw and label the structure of a human ovum.
Answer» Solution :• Ovaries are the primary female sex organ PRODUCING eggs (ovum). • They are located one on each side of lower abdomen (pelvis). • The ovary is attached in pelvic wall uterus by an ovarian ligament called mesovarium. • It is an elliptical structure of 2-4 cm long • Each ovary is covered by thin cuboidal germinal epithelium encloses ovarian stroma. • Below germinal epithelium is a DENSE connective tissue called tunica albuginea. `*` The stroma is differentiated into outer cortex and inner medulla. • The cortex is dense and GRANULAR due to follicular cells at varying development stages. • The medulla is a loose connective tissue with BLOOD vessels, lymph vessels and nerve fibres.

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