The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes) but also of supporting...

accreta occurs when all or part of the placenta attaches abnormally to the myometrium (the muscular layer of the uterine wall). Three grades of abnormal placental...

(endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs. As well as being misplaced...

(abruptio placentae) causes bleeding that penetrates into the uterine myometrium forcing its way into the peritoneal cavity. This condition makes the uterus...

to the embryo and fetus. The myometrium of the uterus mostly consists of smooth muscle. The innermost layer of myometrium is known as the junctional zone...

placenta percreta, the chorionic villi have grow entirely through the myometrium and invade into the perimetrium. Placenta percreta results in the most...

contractile waves, appear to involve only the sub-endometrial layer of the myometrium. In the early follicular phase, uterine contractions in the non-pregnant...

inferior-posterior part of uterus, on its cervical end — here, the uterine muscle (myometrium) is narrower and thinner. It connects the body and cervix. The uterine...

the female reproductive system, is composed of the myometrium and the endometrium. The myometrium is made of smooth tissue and the endometrium lines the...

completely shed during menstruation. The basal layer, adjacent to the myometrium and below the functional layer, is not shed at any time during the menstrual...

arteries and veins, and penetrate and assume a circumferential course in the myometrium. They have also been called helicine branches of the uterus (or helicine...

further contractions cause the upper uterine segment muscle fibers' myometrium to shorten, so that the actively contracting upper segment becomes thicker...

as a Cesarean scar defect or an isthmocele, is an indentation of the myometrium at the site of a cesarean section with a depth of at least 2 mm. A niche...

progression of the disease, the myometrium is infiltrated. A stage III endometrioid adenocarcinoma that has invaded the myometrium Metastatic endometrial cancer...

"endomyometritis" may be used when inflammation of the endometrium and the myometrium is present. The condition is also relatively common in other animals such...

growth interacting factor (TGIF) is increased in leiomyoma compared with myometrium. TGIF is a potential repressor of TGF-β pathways in myometrial cells....

Myometrium (smooth muscle cells) versus endometrial stroma (more cellular) versus endometrial polyp stroma (more collagenous). H&E stain...

a tumor composed of endometrial gland tissue and smooth muscle in the myometrium. Adenomyomas containing endometrial glands are also found outside of the...

Internal os External os Supravaginal portion Horns Layers Wall Endometrium Myometrium Perimetrium Parametrium Epithelium Ligaments Round ligaments Broad ligaments...

Endometrium Myometrium Adenomyosis Uterine fibroid Parametrium Parametritis Cervix Cervical dysplasia Cervical incompetence Cervical polyp Cervicitis Female...

uterus IA: limited to endometrium/endocervix IB: invades <½ myometrium IC: invades ≥½ myometrium Finally, malignant mixed Müllerian tumors, a type of carcinosarcoma...

the fundus on anterior-posterior imaging, but in the arcuate uterus the myometrium of the fundus dips into the cavity and may form a small septation. The...

mechanisms. The end pathway of both mechanisms leads to contractions in the myometrium, a mechanical cause of placental separation, which is due to the shear...

mRNA and protein expression of SFRP1 in leiomyomas and matched normal myometrium. The following outlines their findings: Twenty-three out of 25 patients...

estrogen levels in the blood stimulates growth of the endometrium and myometrium of the uterus. It also causes endometrial cells to produce receptors for...

Leiomyosarcomas originate from the muscular layer of the uterus (or myometrium). Of note, leiomyosarcomas are distinct from uterine leiomyomas, which...

The amnion is vital in the synthesis of prostaglandins which reach the myometrium and create and initiate parturition. The chorion expresses chemicals that...

Runnebaum B, Lisboa BP (July 1977). "New progesterone metabolites in human myometrium". Steroids. 30 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1016/0039-128X(77)90131-3. PMID 919010...

Intermediate layer (stratum spongiosum) Boundary layer adjacent to the myometrium (stratum basalis) Within the decidua, occasional fibrinoid deposits form...

19. Cervical canal; 20. Uterine cavity; Layers: 21. Endometrium; 22. Myometrium and 23. Perimetrium 24. Fallopian tube: 25. Isthmus; 26. Ampulla; 27. Infundibulum;...