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Female Genital system Zahran Dr.

Noha Mahmoud
HISTOLOGY DEPARTMENT

The Uterus

Blood supply of endometrium

The Uterine Cycle


The menstrual phase :first 3-5 days The proliferative or follicular phase:- from day 5- day14 The secretory or luteal phase:from day 15 day 27 The ischaemic phase :at the 28 day

Uterine glands during the menstrual cycle

Decidua

Structure of Placenta

Fetal part (chorionic villi). Each is made of:- Central core of connective tissue with fetal blood vessels (from extraemberyonic mesenchyme. - Inner cytotrophoblast: single cubical layer that disappears after 4 month. - syncytiotrophoblast: outer multinucleated cytoplasm without limiting cell boundaries. Maternal part::-Modified decidua basalis called decidual reaction. It includes: - decidual cells that are stroma cells of

The placental barrier

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