| The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus or womb, which is located in a woman's lower abdomen. |
| If a biopsy is needed, you can have some local anaesthetic injected into the cervix first. |
| In the normal cervix, TN formed a thin, delicate, continuous band within the basement membrane of the squamous epithelium. |
| To do a Pap test, the nurse or doctor gently scrapes the surface of the cervix to collect lining cells. |
| Physical findings include a normal or slightly enlarged uterus, pelvic pain with movement of the cervix and a palpable adnexal mass. |
| An abnormal Pap smear is followed by colposcopy, where the cervix is examined using a low-power microscope, and any abnormal areas are biopsied. |
