Uterus

• What is the shape of the uterus?

  Hollow pear-shaped organ
• Where is the uterus located?

  In the pelvic cavity
• What are the thick muscular walls of the uterus called?

  Myometrium
• What is the lining of the uterus called?

  Endometrium
• What happens to the endometrium during pregnancy?

  It thickens for pregnancy
• What occurs to the endometrium if pregnancy does not happen?

  It sheds as a period
• What is implantation in the context of the uterus?

  Attachment of the zygote to the endometrium
• What does the zygote develop into after implantation?

  Embryo and then a fetus
• What is the role of the myometrium during childbirth?


  Contracts to help the fetus leave
• What causes contractions in the myometrium?

  Hormonal signals during labor
• What is the process of the fetus leaving the uterus called?

  Childbirth