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The lower end of the uterus, where it joins and protrudes into the upper end of the vagina.
The lower end of the uterus, where it joins and protrudes into the upper end of the vagina. The passage through the cervix is called the cervical canal. It allows menstrual blood to escape, allows the passage of sperm from the vagina into the uterus for fertilisation, and during childbirth can expand to up to 10 centimetres in diameter to allow the passage of the baby.
The passage through the cervix is called the cervical canal. It allows menstrual blood to escape, allows the passage of sperm from the vagina into the uterus for fertilisation, and during childbirth can expand to up to 10 centiemetres in diameter to allow the passage of the baby.