Female Reproductive System


 
 
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Female Reproductive System

The female reproductive organs include the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina.

Ovary: The ovaries are a pair of small, oval organs in the lower part of the abdominal cavity. They produce ova. At the time of birth, a female already has thousands of immature ova in her ovaries. Many of these degenerate during childhood. The ova start maturing when the female reaches puberty. Every 28 days, one of the ovaries releases an ovum. When an ovum is released from the ovary, it is taken up by a thin Fallopian tube (also called oviduct) through its funnel-shaped opening. The ovum is passed down the duct and into the uterus, which passes it out of the body through the vagina. The ovum is very small and, therefore, hardly noticeable.

Fallopian tube ( OvIduct ): The Fallopian tubes, or oviducts, are a pair of thin tubes that lead from the ovaries to the uterus. Each Fallopian tube has a funnel-shaped opening near the ovary. It is lined by cilia. The movement of the cilia helps conduct the ovum down the Fallopian tube and into the uterus.

Uterus: The uterus (womb) is a hollow, pear-shaped, elastic muscular structure. Its upper portion, into which the fallopian tubes enter, is broader. The narrow lower portion, called cervix, consists of a ring of muscles. The uterus opens into the vagina through the cervix. A fertilized ovum (zygote) develops into a baby inside the uterus.

Vagina: The vagina is a tube leading to the outside of the body through an opening called vulva. The vagina is the organ where the penis is inserted during intercourse for the discharge of sperms. It is also the passage through which the fully developed baby is born.

                       

                                             

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Development of foetus occur inside __________________

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Test tube baby means :

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Development of foetus takes place in the ________________

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