theca cell layer

A layer of the ovarian follicle that consists of theca cells. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the theca cell layer is

A layer of the ovarian follicle that consists of theca cells. The atlas records it as a tissue at the tissue scale in the human body.

Where the theca cell layer is

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the theca cell layer connects to

The atlas records 11 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of gonad, ovarian follicle and ovary, and 1 more.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the theca cell layer. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as layer of theca cells, ovary theca, theca cell layer of ovarian follicle, theca of follicle, thecal cell layer and ovarian theca, and 2 more. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0000155, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: gonad, ovarian follicle, ovary and reproductive system.
• A kind of: anatomical structure, epithelium and tissue.
• contains: theca externa and theca interna.
• bounding layer of: theca externa.
• contributes to morphology of: theca interna.

Questions

Where is the theca cell layer?

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the theca cell layer connect to?

Part of: gonad, ovarian follicle, ovary and reproductive system.

Is the theca cell layer the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.