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Oviduct
Connects the ovary to the uterus and is lined with ciliated cells to push the released ovum down it. Fertilisation occurs here.
Ovary
Contains ova (female gametes) which will mature and develop when hormones are released
Uterus
Muscular bag with a soft lining where the fertilised egg (zygote) will be implanted to develop into a fetus
Cervix
Ring of muscle at the lower end of the uterus to keep the developing fetus in place during pregnancy.
Vagina
Muscular tube that leads to the inside of the woman’s body, where the male’s penis enters during intercourse and sperm are deposited.
Vulva
A collection of structures (pubic mound, labia, clitoris, and hymen) one function of which is to protect the more internal parts of the female reproductive system.
Endometrium
Inner lining of your uterus
Scrotum
Sac supporting the testes outside the body to ensure sperm are kept at the temperature slightly lower than body temperature
Testes
Contained in a bag of skin (scrotum) and produces sperm (male gametes) and testosterone (hormone)
Epididymis
Coiled tubes that store sperm until ejaculation
Vas Deferens (sperm duct)
Sperm passes through the sperm glands to be mixed with fluids produced by the glands before being passed into the urethra for ejaculation.
Prostate Gland and Seminal Vesicles and Bulbourethral Glands
Produces semen that provides the sperm cells with nutrients
Urethra
Tube running down the center of the penis that can carry out urine or semen, a ring of muscle in the urethra prevents urine and semen from mixing
Penis
Passes urine out of the body from the bladder and allows semen to pass into the vagina of a woman during sex
Semen
Slightly alkaline fluid that keeps sperm viable
