Human reproduction - female

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OVARY

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

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OVIDUCT

Pathway for egg to uterus, site of fertilization

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UTERUS

Womb - fertilized egg develops

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cervix

opening of vagina

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VAGINA

birth canal
1. Female organ of copulation
2. Hymen

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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

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LABIA MINORA

innermost, lack hair, fatty tissue

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LABIA MAJORA

outermost, has hair, has fatty tissue

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OOGENESIS

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