Anatomical and Histological Study of Glands in Uterine cervix of Black Goat (Capra hircus)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to look for morphological and histological effects of the glands in the uterine cervix uteri of indigenous goat as well as study the evidenced by light microscopy. Simple tubular, branched glands were observed in the cervix uteri of the indigenous goats. It was concluded that the cervical mucus in the goat was produced by the cervical glands in addition to the surface epithelium of cervical mucosal lining. Finally, results obtained from these studies may suggest the suitability of uterine cervix glands for produced the cervical mucus in black goat tissues.

Key words: Black goat, glands, anatomical, histological