Biometrical and hitomorphological studies on the cervix of the owasi ewes in Iraq

ABSTRACT

The biometrical and histomorphological studies of the Owasi ewe's cervix revealed that the length, diameter and weight ranged 5.2-6.7 cm, 0.9-2.1 cm and 6.3-13 g, respectively. The cervical mucosa has two types of folds, longitudinal and transverse folds, 2-5 in number. The cervical mucus varies in amount and color in different phases of the estrous cycle. The cervical mucosa is arranged into primary and secondary folds. The lumen is lined with simple columnar epithelium during the estrous cycle