uterine cervix
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 info
- NCIT:C12311
- MESH:D002584
- VHOG:0001359
- GAID:376
- SCTID:181453009
- BTO:0002249
- BTO:0001421
- MA:0000392
- UMLS:C0007874 (ncithesaurus:Cervix)
- CALOHA:TS-0134
- galen:CervixUteri
- MAT:0000292
- FMA:17740
- EV:0100114
- Wikipedia:Cervix
- EFO:0000979
- EMAPA:29927
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
The narrow caudal end of the uterus that opens into the vagina. [TFD][VHOG]
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]
cervical
cervical canal, cervix of uterus
cervix
uberon
UBERON:0000002
uterine cervix, Cervix of uterus
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- neck of organ
- anatomical entity
- reproductive structure
- continuous with some vagina
- part of some uterus
- contributes to morphology of some uterus