PRACTICAL COURSE IN HISTOLOGY, CYTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY - 2016
Chapter 5. SPECIAL HISTOLOGY
Female Reproductive System
Slide 128. Uterus.
Staining: hematoxylin and eosin.
Magnification: x80.
Under low magnification, attention should be paid to the stellate shape of the uterine lumen. The uterine wall consists of three layers: the mucosa (endometrium), the muscular layer (myometrium), and the serosa (perimetrium).
The mucous membrane (1) is lined with simple columnar epithelium, consisting of ciliated epithelial Cells and uterine exocrinocytes. Beneath the epithelium lies the lamina propria of the mucosa (loose Connective Tissue containing decidual cells among its population) (2). The epithelium dips into the lamina propria as simple tubular structures, forming uterine glands, or crypts (3).
In the myometrium, three distinct Muscle layers are identified: the submucosal (4), vascular (5), and supravascular (6) layers.
The serosal layer is formed by loose connective tissue and mesothelium (7).
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Slide 128. Uterus.
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