Cervical cancer cells dividing, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The cervix, also called the neck of the womb, is the lower part of the womb and comprises part of the woman?™s reproductive system. Cervical cancer is more common in younger women and one of the main causes is a persistent infection of certain types of the human papilloma virus (HPV). In this image the cells are undergoing cytokinesis which is the physical process of cell division which divides the parental cell into two daughter cells. Cancer cells often divide and multiply uncontrollably which can lead to the formation of tumours. At the end of cytokinesis, the two daughter cells remain connected by the midbody for a short time. The midbody is organised by a set of microtubules and its main function is to localise the site of natural detachment (abscission) between the two daughter cells. Magnification: x1700 when printed at 10cm wide.