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'''Myometrium'''
 
'''Myometrium'''
 
*Muscularis layer made up from thick inner circular smooth muscle layer and thin outer longitudinal muscle layer.
 
*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.
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*The circular and longitudinal layers are seperated by the Stratum Vasculare, a connective tissue layer containing the blood vessels and nerves of the uterine wall.
    
'''Endometrium'''
 
'''Endometrium'''
 
*Mucosa + Submucosa layer containing endometrial glands.
 
*Mucosa + Submucosa layer containing endometrial glands.
 
*The surface of the endometrium differs between species:
 
*The surface of the endometrium differs between species:
**Ruminants - Numerous round button like elavations of the endometrium called Caruncles occur. These are the sites of attchment and maternal tissue contribution to the placenta. Maternal Caruncle + feotal cotyledon = A placentome.
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**Ruminants - Numerous round button like elavations of the endometrium called Caruncles occur. These are the sites of attachment and maternal tissue contribution to the placenta. Maternal Caruncle + feotal cotyledon = A placentome.
 
**Sow and Mare - uterine folds are present.
 
**Sow and Mare - uterine folds are present.
 
*Not shed in domestic species, only shed in primates.
 
*Not shed in domestic species, only shed in primates.
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