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Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 10:01, 18 July 2008
, 10:01, 18 July 2008→Structure
==Structure==
==Structure==
'''Perimetrium'''
'''Perimetrium'''
*Sorosal connective tissue layer continuous with the [[The Uterus_-_The Broad Ligament_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Broad Ligament]].
'''Myometrium'''
'''Myometrium'''
*Muscularis layer made up from thick inner circular smooth muscle layer and thin outer longitudinal muscle layer.
*The circular and longitudinal layers are seperated by the Stratum Vasculare, a connective tissue layer containing the bloodvessels and nerves of the uterine wall.
'''Endometrium'''
'''Endometrium'''
caruncles in ruminants are the sites of maternal tissue contribution to the placenta + feotal cotyledon = placentome
*Mucosa + Submucosa layer.
uterine folds in sows and mare.
**caruncles in ruminants are the sites of maternal tissue contribution to the placenta + feotal cotyledon = placentome
Not shed in domestic species only in primates.
**uterine folds in sows and mare.
*Not shed in domestic species, only shed in primates.
==Function==
==Function==