😁Female Reproductive Anatomy & Functions

Ovary

Female reproductive gland that produces eggs and hormones such as estrogen and progesterone

Fimbriae

Fingerlike projections at the end of a uterine tube that help guide a released egg into the tube

Uterine tube

Tube that carries an egg toward the uterus and is the usual site of fertilization

Oviducts

Another name for the fallopian or uterine tubes that transport eggs toward the uterus

Uterus

Hollow muscular organ where a fertilized egg implants and a baby develops during pregnancy

Endometrium

Inner lining of the uterus that thickens during the menstrual cycle and sheds during menstruation

Cervix

Narrow lower portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina and dilates during childbirth

Vagina

Muscular canal connecting the cervix to the outside of the body that serves as the birth canal

Vulva

External female genital structures including the labia and clitoris