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XI-31 (4) Slide 96, Ovary (H&E). Low power view of the cat ovary. Note covering epithelium (historically called germinal epithelium, but this is a misnoma), tunica albuginea, primordial follicles and 4 secondary follicles (3 have ova, 1 has none) in the cortex. Medulla consists of mostly connective tissue and blood vessels.