Female reproductive system

Cards (11)

  • Ovaries of a woman correspond to the testes of a man
  • Ovaries are slightly flattened bean-shaped bodies
  • Ovaries are 2 to 5 centimeters in length and 2 to 3 centimeters in width
  • A cross section of the ovary shows many follicles at various stages of development
  • Female sex cells, egg cells or ova develop from these follicles
  • There are two oviducts (fallopian tubes) each with a funnel-shaped opening leading to the uterus
  • Eggs or ova produced in the ovaries pass through the tube-like oviducts on their way to the uterus
  • The uterus central part is made up of muscles that contract and expand, where the fetus or unborn baby develops
  • A follicle is a small sac of fluid in the ovaries that contains a developing egg. 
  • The two oviducts, each with a funnel shaped opening, leads to the uterus.
  • Uterus is where the unborn baby develops.