female reproductive system
Effacement refers to thinning of the uterine cervix during pregnancy.
Effacement refers to thinning of the uterine cervix during pregnancy.
Mary Elizabeth Cowan has written: 'Protein synthesis by human uterine cervix in organ culture'
Parenchyma is the bulk of the organ, so uterine parenchyma means the uterine walls.
The fundus is the top portion of the uterus, at the opposite end from the cervix. It projects above the entrance of the uterine tubes.
The uterus.
Cervix.
The vagina is part of the female reproductive system.
Cervix
The technical name for "neck of the womb" is the Cervix
uterus is the organ and reproductive/endocrine system cause the contraction (hormone-oxytocin is released in the body that causes the contractions to occur. If a woman is induced for labor pitocin is given which is the "man made" form of oxytocin
The organ that pushes the fetus out of the mother during childbirth is the uterus. During labor, the muscles of the uterus contract rhythmically to help expel the fetus through the birth canal. This process is commonly referred to as uterine contractions. The cervix also plays a critical role by dilating to allow the passage of the baby.