Wall of Body of Uterus

Preferred Label : Wall of Body of Uterus;

NCIt definition : Wall of body of uterus is composed of three layers: endometrium, myometrium, and perimetrium. Endometrium is the inner mucosal layer lining and is covered with columnar epithelium and tubular glands. Myometrium is a thick, muscular layer, consisting largely of bundles of smooth muscle fibers arranged in longitudinal, circular, and spiral patterns, and interlaced with connective tissue. Perimetrium is the outer layer composed of the peritoneal layer of the broad ligament that covers the body of the uterus and part of the cervix.;

Details

Origin ID

C41270;

UMLS CUI

C0736448;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Uterus [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Wall of body of uterus [FMA entity]
- wall of body of uterus [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Wall of body of uterus [FMA entity]

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