ZOO 3731 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Uterine Artery, Fallopian Tube, Lamina Propria
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Expanded region of the uterine tube/infundibulum; where fertilization takes place. The uterus is angled anterosuperiorly across the superior surface of the urinary bladder. The uterus is positioned posterosuperiorly (projecting toward the rectum) Inferior portion of uterus that opens into the vagina. The pelvic diaphragm is made up of what two muscles coccygeus and levator ani. What ligament goes through the inguinal canal round ligament. What arteries supply blood to the uterus uterine arteries. Perimetriuim outermost layer; serosal layer of ct; visceral peritoneum. Myometrium thick middle tunic; comprised of smooth muscle. Mucosa; underlying lamina propria; filled with uterine glands that enlarge during the uterine cycle; considered the functional layer. Which layer of the uterus has the basal layer? endometrium. Functional layer of the uterus part of the endometrium; changes in thickness during the uterine cycle. Occurs on days 1-5 of the cycle; sloughing of the functional layer of the endometrium.
