Female reproductive organ
Female reproductive organ are :-
FEMALE EXTERNAL GENITAL ORGANS/ PUDENDUM/VULVA
Female external genital organs includes
1. Mons pubis -
• it is a rounded eminence present in front of the pubic symphysis.
• is covered with pubic hair
2. Labia majora - two thick folds of skin , form the lateral boundaries of the pudendal cleft.
3. Labia minora - two thin folds of skin, lie within the pudendal cleft
4. Clitoris- an erectile organ, homologous with the penis
5. Vestibule of the vagina - is space between two labia minora.
6. Bulbs of the vestibule - are two oval bodies of erectile tissue
7. Greater vestibular glands. -are homologous with the bulbourethral glands of Cowper in the male.
Female INTERNAL GENITAL ORGANS
The internal genital organs includes :
1. a pair of OVARIES
• Primary sex organs , located in posterior abdomenl cavity on either side of vertebral column.
• Attached to upper part of UTERUS by an ovarian ligament and dorsal body wall by mesovarium.
• Oestrogen is secreted b y the follicular, Progesterone is secreted by the luteal cells.
2. a pair of UTERINE/ fallopian tubes
• Arises from upper part of UTERUS
• It consists of four part ( infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus, and UTERINE part)
• Finger like projection of infundibulum is called fimbriated region.
3. single UTERUS
• Muscular chamber, highly elastic, expand up to 500 time during pregnancy.
• Consists of three parts; upper fundus, middle body , and lower cervix.
• Its wall has 3 layer, outer perimeterium , middle myometerium and inner endometrium.
4. VAGINA
• Female copulatory organ
• Serve as birth canal , path of menstrual flow.
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