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Cervix - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 12:14, 9 September 2008
, 12:14, 9 September 2008→Structure
* Cervical rings form interlocking finger-like projections known as interdigitating prominences.
* Cervical rings form interlocking finger-like projections known as interdigitating prominences.
* Elaborate system of folds and crypts to provide a site of storage where sperm are protected from the spermicidal environment of the vagina and [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] in the ewe.
* Elaborate system of folds and crypts to provide a site of storage where sperm are protected from the spermicidal environment of the vagina and [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] in the ewe.
* Allows semen to be ejaculated directly into the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for rapid transport to the oviducts in the cow.
* Allows semen to be ejaculated directly into the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for rapid transport to the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Oviduct_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|oviducts]] in the cow.
=== Sow ===
=== Sow ===