PCB 2099 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Myometrium, Ectopic Pregnancy, Endometriosis
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If there is implantation, it will remain and help maintain pregnancy. If there is no implantation, it will be reduced to a corpus albicans & form a scar in the ovary. Ovarian cyst: if there is a buildup of fluid in the corpus luteum. Point of entry into the uterus, target site for pap smears. 4 parts to the uterine tube: infundibulum: has fingerlike projections called fimbria, ampulla: where fertilization occurs, isthmus, interstitial. Facilitate egg with wave-like process to enter fallopian tube to make its way to uterine cavity. Ectopic pregnancy: implantation occurring anywhere other than the wall of the uterine cavity. Innermost lining of the uterine cavity, target site for implantation. Contractile layer of smooth muscle in uterine wall, contracts during parturition, causes cramping. Part of uterine wall that is sloughed off during menses on a monthly basis. Flow from the uterine cavity out through the cervix. Flow from the uterine cavity towards the uterine tubes.
