The female reproductive system
The human female reproductive system contains these parts:
- oviducts
- ovaries
- uterus
- cervix
- vagina
Ovaries
The two ovariesA pair of organs in the female reproductive system where ova (eggs) and hormones are produced. (one of them is called an ovary) contain hundreds of undeveloped female gameteSex cell (sperm in males and ova/eggs in females). (sex cells). These are called ovaThe female gametes produced by ovaries in animals (singular: ovum). (one of them is called an ovum) or egg cells. Women have these cells in their bodies from birth, whereas men produce new sperm continually.
Oviducts
Each ovary is connected to the uterusAlso known as a womb. This is where the fertilised egg (ovum) develops. by an oviductAlso called a Fallopian tube or egg tube, this tube leads from an ovary to the uterus.. This is sometimes called a Fallopian tube or egg tube. The oviduct is lined with ciliaTiny hair-like projections from a cell that usually allow it to move a substance past the cell (for example, in the bronchioles in the lungs)., which are tiny hairs on cells. Every month, an egg develops, becomes mature and is released from an ovary. The cilia waft the egg along inside the oviduct and into the uterus.
Uterus and cervix
The uterusAlso known as a womb. This is where the fertilised egg (ovum) develops., also called the womb, is a muscular bag with a soft lining. The uterus is where a baby develops until its birth.
The cervixRing of muscle at the lower end of the uterus. is a ring of muscle at the lower end of the uterus. It keeps the baby in place while the woman is pregnant.
Vagina
The vaginaA muscular tube that leads from the cervix to the outside of a woman's body. is a muscular tube that leads from the cervix to the outside of the woman's body. A man's penis goes into the woman's vagina during sexual intercourse.