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Cervix histology
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Cervical histology reveals two types of cellular lining. Glandular epithelium lines the canal; squamous epithelium covers the ectocervix, the part facing the vagina. They are different linings within the same organ.
The place where they meet is called the squamocolumnar junction. Picture a boundary that can shift rather than a line painted in place forever. The area between its positions is called the transformation zone, and it changes across stages of life.
In brief
Cervix histology shows two main linings. Glandular epithelium covers the endocervical canal, while squamous epithelium covers the ectocervix, the portion that faces the vagina.
The two epithelia meet at the squamocolumnar junction. The region between the original and new junctions is called the transformation zone, and its position can change with age and reproductive status; it is not a fixed boundary.
Two linings meet at a shifting boundary.
Sources (1)
- International Agency for Research on CancerAnatomy of the uterine cervix and the transformation zone
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