The fallopian tube is also known as the oviduct or the uterine horn. The shape of the lumen changes throughout its path between the fimbriae and the uterus; the parts of the tube are known as the infundibulum, ampulla, and … Continue reading Fallopian Tube

If no implantation occurs or after the placenta is established, the corpus luteum would undergo involution and become a mass of connective tissue known as corpus albicans. Due to the activity of the macrophages, they will eventually become acellular scars, … Continue reading Corpus Albicans

After ovulation, the remaining follicular cells (both theca and granular cells) transform into a temporary endocrine structure called the corpus luteum (yellow body). It produces progesterone that maintains the endometrium for implantation of the blastocyst. This picture shows a corpus … Continue reading Corpus Luteum