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.