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  2. Uterus - Wikipedia

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    In humans, the uterus is located within the pelvic region immediately behind and almost overlying the bladder, and in front of the sigmoid colon. The human uterus is pear-shaped and about 7.6 cm (3.0 in) long, 4.5 cm (1.8 in) broad (side to side), and 3.0 cm (1.2 in) thick. [2] [3] A typical adult uterus weighs about 60 grams.

  3. Female reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ. The uterus provides mechanical protection, nutritional support, and waste removal for the developing embryo (weeks 1 to 8) and fetus (from week 9 until the delivery). In addition, contractions in the muscular wall of the uterus are important in pushing out the fetus at the time of birth.

  4. List of related male and female reproductive organs - Wikipedia

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    Müllerian duct, the upper part of which remains as the hydatid of Morgagni; the lower part, represented by a dotted line descending to the prostatic utricle, constitutes the occasionally existing cornu and tube of the uterus masculinus: ot. The genital ridge from which either the ovary or testis is formed. o. The left ovary: t.

  5. File:Views of a Foetus in the Womb detail.jpg - Wikipedia

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  6. Development of the reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    About the fifth month a ring-like constriction marks the position of the cervix of the uterus, and after the sixth month the walls of the uterus begin to thicken. For a time the vagina is represented by a solid rod of epithelial cells. A ring-like outgrowth of this epithelium occurs at the lower end of the uterus and marks the future vaginal ...

  7. What is uterus didelphys? Why some women have two ... - AOL

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    What are the health complications of uterus didelphys? According to Oller, “With uterine didelphys there is a higher risk of miscarriage, preterm labor, breech presentation, the need for a ...

  8. Wikipedia:WikiProject Women's Health/Wikidata lists/Female ...

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    The reproductive developmental process whose specific outcome is the progression of the uterus over time, from its formation to the mature structure. uterine benign neoplasm: Human disease uterine disease: female reproductive system disease that is located in the uterus epithelioid trophoblastic tumor: Human disease uterus carcinoma in situ ...

  9. Studies of the Fetus in the Womb - Wikipedia

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    The studies correctly depict the human fetus in its proper position inside a dissected uterus. [2] Leonardo depicted the uterus with one chamber, in contrast to theories that the uterus had multiple chambers which many believed divided fetuses into separate compartments in the case of twins. [ 2 ]