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The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterus, consisting of smooth muscle, blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. The endometrium sits on the luminal side of the myometrium while the perimetrium sits external to the myometrial layer. The myometrial layer is not shed during menses.
2 Νοε 2023 · Anatomy and function of the uterus. The myometrium is a thick muscular layer. It is continuous with the muscular layer of the uterus and vagina. The myometrium is the thickest layer of the uterine wall and it is composed of three layers of smooth muscle: the inner, middle and outer layers.
The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes [1]) but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. [2] Its main function is to induce uterine contractions.
The myometrium (muscular coat ; tunica muscularis) forms the chief bulk of the substance of the uterus. In the virgin it is dense, firm, of a grayish color, and cuts almost like cartilage. It is thick opposite the middle of the body and fundus, and thin at the orifices of the uterine tubes.
8 Μαρ 2022 · Myometrium: The highly muscular middle layer. This is what expands during pregnancy and contracts to push your baby out. Endometrium: The inner layer or lining of your uterus (uterine lining). This layer of your uterus is shed during your menstrual cycle. How big is your uterus?
Posteriorly, the peritoneum extends between the rectum and the uterus and forms the rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas). It is also enveloped in a portion of the broad ligament called the mesometrium.
1 Ιαν 2000 · Knowledge of the anatomy of the myometrium and the relationship of uterine smooth muscle cells to the other components of the uterus are essential for a complete understand- ing of uterine function. In this review, we briefly consider the structure and func- tion of the myometrium.
