I have a question. In my anatomy textbook it says that during menstrual cycle, the epithelial cells of the endometrium are shed. Are germinal epithelial cells the same thing?

Answer 1

No. Germinal epithelial cells are the outer layer of the ovaries. The endometrium is the lining of the uterus.

Epithelial tissue occurs through the body, as a closely packed cell covering of various body parts. See

http://www.bcb.uwc.ac.za/sci_ed/grade10/mammal/epithelial.htm

Answer 2

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