Lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervix ]
Synonyms: caudal segment of uterus cervical canal of uterus uterine cervix cervix uteri neck of uterus canalis cervicis uteri
Term information
- EFO:0000979
- CALOHA:TS-0134
- Wikipedia:Cervix
- EMAPA:29927
- EV:0100114
- UMLS:C0007874 (ncithesaurus:Cervix)
- MAT:0000292
- VHOG:0001359
- GAID:376
- NCIT:C12311
- MESH:D002584
- BTO:0001421
- SCTID:181453009
- MA:0000392
- FMA:17740
- BTO:0002249
- galen:CervixUteri
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/uterus-female/v1.2/assets/3d-vh-f-uterus.glb
The evolution of mammals is associated with radical changes in their reproductive biology, particularly the structure and function of the female reproductive organs. These changes include the evolution of the uterus, cervix, vagina, placenta and specialized cell types associated with each of those structures.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- neck of organ
- reproductive structure
- continuous with some vagina
- part of some uterus
- contributes to morphology of some uterus
- epithelial cell of cervix
- cervical transformation zone epithelium
- uterine cervix squamous cell
- uterine cervix glandular cell
- supravaginal part of cervix
- cervical cavity
- cervical os
- cervix epithelium
- cervix squamous epithelium
- cervical squamo-columnar junction
- cervix glandular epithelium
- ectocervix
- uterine ligament
- cervical mucosa
- cervical gland
- endocervix