female reproductive system

• the role of the female reproductive organ is to produce female sex hormones, and female sex cells. It is also responsible for the nourishment and development of the new individual; it also receives the sperm cells from the penis
• the ovary or the gonads is where the egg cells are produced
• the fallopian tube is also called the oviduct or the uterian tube
• the fallopian tube is lined with cilia to help the egg cells travel rom the ovaries to the uterus
• the uterus is a hallow muscular organ located in the female pelvis between the bladder and the rectum
• vagina is the female organ for copulation' it receives the penis and is also allows menstrual flow and childbirth
• vulva is the external genitalia
• fimbriae surround the opening of each fallopian tube
• fundus is the uppermost part of the uterus' leading to vaginal canal
• hymen is a mucous membrane that covers the vaginal opening for young females; it is not reliable to indicate virginity
• estrogen is responsible for the changes experienced of a female during puberty. Men have estrogen too but in smaller amounts.
• estrogen helps control the menstrual cycle and are from the ovaries
• progesterone prepares the endometrium (the lining of your uterus) for a fertilized egg and an implant to grow
• fertilization happens in the fallopian tube