* If semen is deposited in the caudal [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]] (mare) or mid-[[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]] (sow) and immediately enters the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]], capacitation is initiated in the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] and completed in the isthmus of the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Oviduct_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|oviduct]]. | * If semen is deposited in the caudal [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]] (mare) or mid-[[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]] (sow) and immediately enters the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]], capacitation is initiated in the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] and completed in the isthmus of the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Oviduct_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|oviduct]]. |