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latin –>
“neck of the uterus”
*aka ‘cervix uteri‘*
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(the cervix is the lower part of the ‘uterus’ in the “human female reproductive system”)
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(in a non-pregnant woman, the cervix is usually between 2 and 3 cm long and roughly cylindrical in shape)
The narrow, central cervical canal runs along its entire length, connecting the uterine cavity and the lumen of the vagina.
(the opening into the uterus is called the “internal os” and the opening into the vagina is called the “external os”)
(the lower part of the cervix, known as the vaginal portion of the ‘cervix’ (or ‘ectocervix’), bulges into the top of the ‘vagina’)
(the ‘cervix’ has been documented anatomically since at least the time of ‘Hippocrates’, over 2,000 years ago)
(the ‘cervical canal’ is a passage through which sperm must travel to fertilize an ‘egg cell’ after ‘sexual intercourse’)
(several methods of ‘contraception’, including ‘cervical caps’ and ‘cervical diaphragms’ aim to block or prevent the passage of ‘sperm’ through the ‘cervical canal’)
(‘cervical mucus’ is used in several methods of ‘fertility awareness’, such as the ‘creighton model’ and ‘billings method’, due to its changes in consistency throughout the ‘menstrual period’)
(during vaginal childbirth, the ‘cervix’ must ‘flatten’ and ‘dilate’ to allow the ‘fetus’ to progress along the ‘birth canal’)
(midwives and doctors use the extent of the dilation of the cervix to assist decision-making during ‘childbirth’)
(the ‘endocervical’ canal is lined with a single layer of column-shaped cells, while the ‘ectocervix’ is covered with multiple layers of cells topped with ‘flat cells’)
(the 2 types of ‘epithelia’ meet at the ‘squamocolumnar junction’)
(infection with the “human papillomavirus” (HPV) can cause changes in the ‘epithelium’, which can lead to cancer of the ‘cervix’)
(‘cervical cytology’ tests can often detect ‘cervical cancer’ and its precursors, and enable early successful treatment)
(ways to avoid ‘HPV’ include ‘avoiding sex’, ‘using condoms’, and ‘HPV vaccination’)
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(‘HPV vaccines’, developed in the early 21st century, reduce the risk of ‘cervical cancer’ by preventing infections from the main cancer-causing strains of ‘HPV’)
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