Produce both the egg cell and the sex hormones. Enclosed in a tough protective capsule and contains many follicles. The egg cell is expelled from the follicle in the process of ovulation.
Oogenesis - development of ovarian follicles. Secretion of estrogen and progesterone.
Fallopian Tubes
area where fertilization occurs.
Oviducts and Uterus
egg cell is released into the abdominal activity near the opening of the oviduct, or fallopian tube.
The uterus is a thick, muscular organ that can expand during pregnancy to accommodate a 4-kg fetus.
Uterus
The inner lining of the uterus, the endometrium, is richly supplied with blood vessels. The neck of the uterus is the cervix, which opens into the vagina.
Endometrium; Myometrium
Vagina and Vulva
a thin-walled chamber that is the repository for sperm during copulation and that serves as the birth canal through which a baby is born.
Vulva is a collective term for the external female genitalia.
Mammary Glands
present in both sexes but normally function only in women. They are not part of the reproductive system but are important to mammalian reproduction.
small sacs of epithelial tissue secrete milk which drains into a series of ducts opening at the nipple.
