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Oestrous Cycle - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* High progesterone levels prompt the uterus to prepare a suitable environment for development of the embryo, and eventual [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Implantation-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|attachment of the conceptus to the endometrium]] (implantation).
* High progesterone levels prompt the uterus to prepare a suitable environment for development of the embryo, and eventual [[Fertilisation%2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development_-Implantation-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|attachment of the conceptus to the endometrium]] (implantation).
* Uterine glands undergo hyperplasia and hypertrophy.
* Uterine glands undergo hyperplasia and hypertrophy.
−* Cervix becomes constricted
+* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Cervix]] becomes constricted
* Secretions of the tract are scant and sticky.
* Secretions of the tract are scant and sticky.
* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Vagina/Vestibule_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Vagina_2|Vaginal mucosa]] becomes pale.
* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Vagina/Vestibule_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Vagina_2|Vaginal mucosa]] becomes pale.