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| ** Single fold and smooth surface in the queen and bitch | | ** Single fold and smooth surface in the queen and bitch |
| ** Multiple folds protruding into the cervical canal in the cow, ewe, sow and mare. | | ** Multiple folds protruding into the cervical canal in the cow, ewe, sow and mare. |
− | * The cervical canal opens cranially into the body of the uterus at the internal uterine ostium. | + | * The cervical canal opens cranially into the body of the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] at the internal uterine ostium. |
| * The cervical canal opens caudally into the vagina at the external uterine ostium. | | * The cervical canal opens caudally into the vagina at the external uterine ostium. |
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| * Multiple folds | | * Multiple folds |
| * 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 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 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 oviducts in the cow. |
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| === Sow === | | === Sow === |
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| * External uterine ostium opens on a small hillock projecting into the vagina. | | * External uterine ostium opens on a small hillock projecting into the vagina. |
| * Small | | * Small |
− | * Thick walled compared to the uterus or vagina | + | * Thick walled compared to the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] or vagina |
| * Single fold | | * Single fold |
| * Smooth surface | | * Smooth surface |