Vaginal mucosa, light micrograph

Credit: HERVE CONGE, ISM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Vaginal mucosa. Light micrograph of a section through the wall of the vagina. The lumen (at top) is lined with a mucosa of stratified squamous epithelial cells and a lamina propria (pink) containing blood vessels and nerves. The thickness of this mucosal layer changes during the menstrual cycle. Magnification: x280 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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