Uterine isthmus

Uterine isthmus
Uterine isthmus
	Uterine isthmus labeled at 12
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Latin	isthmus uteri
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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The uterine isthmus is the inferior-posterior part of uterus, on its cervical end — here, the uterine muscle (myometrium) is narrower and thinner. It connects the body and cervix.^[1]

The uterine isthmus can become more compressibile in pregnancy, which is a finding known as Hegar's sign.

References

^ N. Jayne Klossner and Nancy T. Hatfield (2006). Introductory Maternity & Pediatric Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 56. ISBN 9780781736909.

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[1] N. Jayne Klossner and Nancy T. Hatfield (2006). Introductory Maternity & Pediatric Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 56. ISBN 9780781736909.

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