Uterus: menstrual phase (Days 1-5)
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x
																					
											Uterine lumen
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x
																					
											Functional zone
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x
																					
											Basal zone
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x
																					
											Myometrium
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x
																					
											Glands
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x
																					
											Sloughed functional zone
Sloughing of the functional zone has already begun, as evidenced by the lack of surface epithelium, presence of glands at the luminal surface, and missing portions of the functional zone. The thickness of the remaining functional zone indicates that this tissue was taken during the early days of the menstrual phase. 100x