adult ovary stage V oocyte

The final stage in oocyte development. At this stage, the oocyte passes through the funiculus, the tiny tube attaching it tothe ovary wall, and into the lumen. Many stage V oocytes have already been fertilized and covered with a fully formed shell, i.e., it is now an egg (but not embryonated). This passage of the stage V oocyte into the ovary lumen constitutes ovulation.

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Fig. 16-8; in Biology of Ticks ISBN:0-19-505910-7.

adult oocyte shell

adult oocyte micropyle

adult ovary

"Ovum"

ISBN:0-19-505910-7

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