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Assertion: The shape of the uterus is like an inverted pear.
Reason: The inner glandular layer that lines the uterine cavity is called as myometrium.

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The shape of the uterus is like an inverted pear. The wall of the uterus has three layers, external thin membranous perimetrium, middle thick layer of smooth myometrium and inner glandular layer of endometrium.
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