Patient history: 43 year-old female, in whom repeated examination has shown areas of dysplasia in cervicovaginal smears. Confirmation was obtained with a cervical biopsy displaying severe dysplasia (CIN III). As a result of this diagnosis a conization was perfomed.

The transition between the surface of the portio cervicis uteri and the cervical canal is seen in the middle of the image.

Question 1: Which tissue compounds do you recognize?

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