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...
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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...
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(endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs. As well as being misplaced...
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(abruptio placentae) causes bleeding that penetrates into the uterine myometrium forcing its way into the peritoneal cavity. This condition makes the uterus...
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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...
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contractile waves, appear to involve only the sub-endometrial layer of the myometrium. In the early follicular phase, uterine contractions in the non-pregnant...
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placenta percreta, the chorionic villi have grow entirely through the myometrium and invade into the perimetrium. Placenta percreta results in the most...
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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...
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further contractions cause the upper uterine segment muscle fibers' myometrium to shorten, so that the actively contracting upper segment becomes thicker...
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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...
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