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The myometrium is the smooth muscle coat that forms most of the uterus. It is composed of smooth muscle cells and forms the middle muscular layer.
Picture many muscle cells forming one continuous coat. The word myometrial identifies a cell as part of this uterine layer.
In brief
The myometrium is the smooth muscle coat that forms most of the uterus.
Many smooth muscle cells together form a continuous coat of the uterus.
It is composed of smooth muscle cells and forms the middle muscular layer.
Sources (2)
- NCBI Bookshelf / StatPearlsAnatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: UterusPublished
- OpenStax, Rice University27.2 Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System
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