Female Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System

• Pituitary Gland:

  • Releases a hormone once a month.
  • Located under the brain.

• Hormone Target:

  • The hormone affects the woman's reproductive organs.

• Womb (Uterus):

  • Described as reddish.
  • Size is a bit larger than a pear.

• Ovary:

  • White in color.
  • Target for the hormone released by the pituitary gland.
  • Contains hundreds of thousands of eggs.
  • Eggs lie dormant until the monthly hormone signal triggers one to escape.
  • An egg may have been waiting up to forty years since the woman was in the womb to be released.

• Fallopian Tube:

  • Located in the foreground of the scene.

• Egg Maturation:

  • An egg may have been waiting for up to 40 years to make its debut, since the woman herself was in the womb.