FEMALE REPRDUCTIVE ORGANS

FEMALE REPRDUCTIVE ORGANS

Primary reproductive organs;

Ovaries.

FEMALE REPRDUCTIVE ORGANS

Duct system: Uterine tubes, Uterus and Vagina.

FEMALE REPRDUCTIVE ORGANS

External genitali (vulva): Mons pubis, Labia, Clitoris, Vaginal orifice Greater vestibular glands.

OVARIES

• Paired organs in the shape and size of almonds lie in the pelvic cavity.

• They contain the developing egg which is ejected during ovulation.

• ovulation occurs every 28 days.

OVARIES

• They are secured to the lateral walls of the pelvis.

• They lie in relation to the uterine tubes.

UTERINE TUBES

• The uterine (fallopian) tubes receive the ovulated egg and provide a site for fertilization.

• Each tube is 10 cm long, extends from the uterus to lateral wall of pelvis.

UTERUS

• It has size and shape of a pear.

• Located in the pelvis between the urinary bladder and the rectum.

• It has body, fundus and cervix.

• It receives, retains and nourishes the fertilized egg, and accommodates the growing fetus.

VAGINA• The female copulatory

organ and a birth canal. • Thin-walled tube, 8-10

cm long• Extends from the cervix

of the uterus to the exterior (vestibule), between the urethra and anus.

• It's distal end is closed by a thin fold of mucosa (hymen) which is ruptured during the first intercourse