What Are the Three Functions of Cervical Mucosa

question 9

Multiple Choice

What are the three functions of cervical mucosa?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A) Form the relatively fixed axis of the birth passage
• B) Provide lubrication for the vaginal canal
• C) Provide nourishment and protective maternal antibodies to infants
• D) Provide an alkaline environment to shelter deposited sperm from the acidic vaginal secretions
• E) Act as a bacteriostatic agent

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