Uterine tube

Question 1

what is the tubular wall of the ampulla of the uterine tube?

Answer 1

• mucous membrane
• muscular layer
• outer serosal covering

Question 2

features of the mucosa of the ampulla?

Answer 2

• longitudinal branched folds (secondary and teritiary)

- cross section displays labyrinth like lumen

Question 3

features of the epithelieum of the ampulla?

Answer 3

one layer high coloumnar cells , the majority of them are ciliated (kinocilia)

Question 4

features of the lamina propria

Answer 4

loose connective tissue ocntaining reticular fibers. fusiform cells and abundant blood and lymphatic vessels

Question 5

what coverings are not available in the ampulla?

Answer 5

muscularis mucosae and submucosa do not exist in the uterine tube

Question 6

features of the muscularis externa in the ampulla

Answer 6

• inner circular

- outer longitudinal

Question 7

features of the serosa in the aompulla

Answer 7

peritoneal covering shows the serosal structure

Question 8

features of the isthmus

Answer 8

• longitudinal folds are shorter and less branched

- height of the coloumnar cells diminishes towards the uterus while the muscularis thickens.