* Assists with the storage and survival of sperm by admitting sperm to the genital tract at a time when [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Fertilisation-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|fertilisation]] is possible (around [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulation]]). | * Assists with the storage and survival of sperm by admitting sperm to the genital tract at a time when [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Fertilisation-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|fertilisation]] is possible (around [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulation]]). |