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.
Entry for 'Pinnacle'. A King James Dictionary. (of the temple ), ( Matthew 4:5 ; Luke 4:9 ) The Greek word ought to be rendered not a pinnacle, but the pinnacle. The only part of the temple which answered to the modern sense of pinnacle was the golden spikes erected on the roof to prevent birds from settling there.