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surface is for the most part arranged parallel tp it, the cells 

 immediately below the epithelium forming a kind of basement- 

 membrane. (6) The superficial portion of the mucosa is supplied 

 onlyv by capillaries. (7) The line of junction of mucosa and 



Fig. 6. — Section througli wall of vagina (upper part) of monkey. 



a. Epithelium ; 6, sub-mucous layer ; c, lymphatic gland ; d, nerve ; 

 e, Pacinian body ; /, fat cells. 



muscle-wall is irregular, and there is no special museularis mucosse. 

 Whether the human uterus is really ever in a state of rest is open 

 to question, since there is no anoestrum, and the constructive stage 

 follows very rapidly if not immediately upon the stage of repair. 



The Constriuitive Stage. — During this stage the stroma of the 

 uterus undergoes a process of growth. This is brought about partly 



