Using the oviduct slide, examine the epithelium lining the oviduct lumen (40 X objective). The epithelium is usually ciliated columnar or perhaps ciliated cuboidal. Not all the epithelial cells however are ciliated. In general, more ciliated cells are found in the ampulla than in the isthmus region.

What type of tissue is the oviduct?

In general, oviducts have a tunica mucosa consisting of a ciliated columnar epithelium and simple tubular glands that vary with the season, a tela submucosa of loose fibroelastic connective tissue, a two-layered tunica muscularis of smooth muscle, and a tunica serosa.

What is an oviduct lining cell?

Oviducts. ... The oviduct is lined with ciliated cells. Every month, an ovum (egg) develops and becomes mature, and is released from an ovary. The cilia waft the ovum along inside the oviduct and into the uterus.