Human reproduction - female

OVARY

1. Many 10 OOCYTES @ birth (400,000)
2. Only about 400 released
3. ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE

OVIDUCT

Pathway for egg to uterus, site of fertilization

UTERUS

Womb - fertilized egg develops

cervix

opening of vagina

VAGINA

birth canal
1. Female organ of copulation
2. Hymen

EXTERNAL GENITALIA

- VULVA
1. VESTIBULE
a. Urethral opening
b. Vaginal opening - introitus
c. Vestibular/Bartholin’s glands
2. LABIA MINORA - innermost, lack hair, fatty tissue
3. LABIA MAJORA - outermost, has hair, has fatty tissue
4. CLITORIS - erectile, lots of nerves

LABIA MINORA

innermost, lack hair, fatty tissue

LABIA MAJORA

outermost, has hair, has fatty tissue

OOGENESIS

1. Stops @ Prophase I from birth until ovulation
2. Proceeds to Metaphase II from ovulation until fertilization
3. AT fertilization, meiosis completed