uterus

Question 1

features of the epithelium of the Mucosa or endometrium?

Answer 1

consist of simple coloumnar epit. containing sections of ciliated cells and the remainder are secretory cells

Question 2

features of the lamina propria

Answer 2

thick, has simple tubular glands extending from the endometrial-mymoetrial border to the mucosal surface

Question 3

what do the simple tubular glands contain?

Answer 3

invagination

Question 4

what type of epith. is the glandular epit.?

Answer 4

columnar

Question 5

content of the lamina propria

Answer 5

highly cellular, and rich in fibroblast, and intracellular ground substance. and reticular fibers are abundant

Question 6

the divisons of the endometrium

Answer 6

stratum basale = basal protion of the endometrium

stratum functionale = the rest of the endometrium

Question 7

what happens during mentration

Answer 7

the stratum basale is retained while most of the stratum functionale is sloughed off

Question 8

where are the circumferential arteries located and what do they give off?

Answer 8

located in the middle layers of the myometrium, and give off radial blood vessels which run up to the stratum basale where they branch into short straight vessels,

Question 9

what do the spiral arteries show?

Answer 9

helical coarse in the stratum functionale

Question 10

in the proliferative phase

Answer 10

• mitotic figures are seen in the stroma
• endometrium thickens
• straight tubular glands increase in number and length
• lumen is narrow
• coiled arteries are convoluted and do not extend to the superficial third of the lamina propria

Question 11

in the secretory phase

Answer 11

• endometrium becomes thicker
• glands proliferate and become tortuous showing wide irregular luminal outline
• coiled arteries further elongate and become more convoluted

Question 12

what happens to the glandular cells

Answer 12

nuclei are displaced towards the lumen and the basal cytoplasm has accumulation of glycogen.

Question 13

coiled arteries extend to the superficial portion of the lamina propria and undergoes elongation and convolution this is noticed by

Answer 13

the enlarged periarterial stromal cells

Question 14

where does edema develop

Answer 14

in the highly cellular stroma,

Question 15

what two distinct layers can we recognize from the stratum funtionale

Answer 15

• stratum compactum

- stratum spongiosum

Question 16

what does the stratum compactum contain?

Answer 16

contains expanded necks of the glands. stromal cells show decidual reaction (increase in size, number of glycogen and lipid accumulation in the cytoplasm)

Question 17

what does the stratum spongiosum contain?

Answer 17

larger part of the lamina propria in which the glands become more and more tortuous and dilated and the interglandular stroma is not prominent

Question 18

information about the myometrium?

Answer 18

• layers of smooth muscle bundles
• muscle bundles seperated by a thin connective tissue septa consisting of collagen and reticular fibers,fibroblast,macrophages, mast cells