What is the morphology of the endometrium?

The human body structure is very complex, and the body structures of men and women are different. The female uterus, as a reproductive organ unique to women, also has a certain impact on women's physical health. Often due to some of our bad living habits, it is particularly easy to cause some internal uterine diseases, which also has a certain impact on women's physical health. This is because we know very little about some common sense about the uterus, and sometimes we cannot detect diseases in time. Let's take a look at the morphology of the endometrium.

The endometrium, also known as uterine mucosa, refers to the layer that makes up the inner wall of the mammalian uterus. It responds to both estrogen and progesterone, and therefore can change significantly with the sexual cycle (estrus cycle, menstrual cycle).

What is the morphology of the endometrium?

Endometrium, uterine endome-trium, also known as uterine mucosa, refers to the layer that makes up the inner wall of the uterus of mammals. It responds to both estrogen and progesterone, and therefore can change significantly with the sexual cycle (estrus cycle, menstrual cycle). Estrogen can cause uterine hypertrophy, and progesterone can promote special changes in the endometrium in the early stages of pregnancy, or change the properties of the endometrium so that it has the ability to produce decidua.

The endometrium is covered with mucosa, which is composed of the mucosal epithelium and the underlying lamina propria. The mucosal epithelium is columnar epithelium, cuboidal epithelium or stratified columnar epithelium. When estrogen is secreted, each epithelial cell will grow and divide to increase in number. The part of the lamina propria below the mucosal epithelium is called the functional layer, into which epithelial cells enter to form uterine glands and respond to estrogen. The lower layer of the functional layer is called the basal layer, which is rich in blood vessels.

The endometrium changes differently due to the influence of hormones. Before ovulation, it is affected by estrogen and presents a three-line sign type A. During the periovulation period, due to the presence of a small amount of progesterone, the endometrial echo is enhanced, but the three-line sign is visible, which is called type B. During the luteal phase, it is affected by estrogen and progesterone, and the endometrial echo is further enhanced and becomes a mass of high echoes, which is called type C.

Having a healthy body is vital for everyone, especially gynecological diseases have a great impact on women's physical and mental health. The above is an introduction to the morphology of the endometrium. After understanding it, we can usually have a better understanding of the condition of our body, which will also be more conducive to timely detection and timely medical treatment when problems occur in our body.