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Question 1

How do cervical glands aid sperm entry into the cervical canal?

Answer 1

Cervical glands secrete mucus that blocks sperm entry, except during mid-cycle;
Estrogen and progesterone are responsible for this.

Question 2

What are the risk factors of cervical cancer?

Answer 2

Frequent cervical inflammation, STIs and HPV

Question 3

Myometrium

Answer 3

Layer of the uterine wall;

Contracts rhythmically during childbirth

Question 4

Endometrium

Answer 4

Mucosal lining of the uterine wall;

Fertilized egg burrows into endometrium and resides there

Question 5

Two sublayers of the endometrium:

Answer 5

Stratum functionalis (functional layer)
Stratum basalis (basal layer)

Question 6

Stratum functionalis (functional layer)

Answer 6

Sheds during menstruation

Question 7

Stratum basalis (basal layer)

Answer 7

Forms new stratum functionalis after menstruation

Question 8

Layers of the uterine wall:

Answer 8

Myometrium
Endometrium
- Stratum functionalis (functional layer)
- Stratum basal (basal layer)