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| valign=top | Animation showing the development of the uterus (red) from the '''paramesonephric (Müllerian) ducts''' (red). | | valign=top | Animation showing the development of the uterus (red) from the '''paramesonephric (Müllerian) ducts''' (red). | ||
The initially paired ducts fuse in the midline forming the single body of the '''uterus'''. | * The initially paired ducts fuse in the midline forming the single body of the '''uterus'''. | ||
* The ducts remain separate laterally where they form the '''uterine tubes''' (Fallopian tubes, uterine horns). | |||
The ducts remain separate laterally where they form the '''uterine tubes''' (Fallopian tubes, uterine horns). | * The ducts peripheral attachment site to the '''urogenital sinus wall''' (yellow) is is described as the Müllerian tubercle. | ||
* The fused ducts also generate the '''vagina''', under the influence of BMP4. | |||
The ducts peripheral attachment site to the '''urogenital sinus wall''' (yellow) is is described as the Müllerian tubercle. | |||
The fused ducts also generate the '''vagina''', under the influence of BMP4. | |||
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Animation showing the development of the uterus (red) from the paramesonephric (Müllerian) ducts (red).
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Source: UNSW Embryology Thanks to the late Prof William Larsen for allowing permission to use animations based on images from his textbook. (More? movie technical information)
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, June 25) Embryology Development Animation - Uterus. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Development_Animation_-_Uterus
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