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Question 1

3 thick layers of the wall of uterus

Answer 1

endometrium
myometrium
perimetrium

Question 2

inner layer; mucousal layer
Fertilized egg burrows into endometrium (implantation)
compact, spongy and basal layer

Answer 2

Endometrium

Question 3

bulky middle layer
Interlacing bundles of smooth muscle + elastic fibers & connective tissue
Thickest at fundus, thinnest at cervix
Active role during delivery of a baby

Answer 3

Myometrium

Question 4

outermost layer
external layer of serous peritoneum

Answer 4

Perimetrium