The outer layer of the uterus is called the perimetrium; it is the visceral. peritoneum of the uterus. The endometrium has two distinct layers (Fig. 28.9c): (1) The functional layer changes in. response to the monthly pattern of hormones.
uk â /ËpÉªn.É.kÉl/ us â /ËpÉªn.É.kÉl/. âº [ C usually singular ] the most successful or admired part of a system or achievement: By the age of 32 she had reached the pinnacle of her career.
1 The highest point. 2  A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. ( 3 figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success. ( 4 architecture) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire. A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. ( 2 figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success. ( 3 architecture) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.