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Folliculogenesis is the process in which a recruited primordial follicle grows and develops into a specialized graafian follicle with the potential to either ovulate its egg into the oviduct at mid-cycle to be fertilized or to die by atresia.
OBJECTIVES: At the end of this laboratory, you should be able to: 1. Distinguish between primordial, primary, and secondary ovarian follicles and understand the histological changes that occur during folliculogenesis.2. Identify the cellular and acellular components of maturing and mature follicles. 3.nderstand the feedback mechanisms between secretions of the theca interna cells and the cells of the anterior pituitary. 4. Identify corpora lutea and understand how hormones secreted by the granulosa lutein and theca lutein cells contribute to maintenance of reproductive cycles. 5.