The major internal organs of

the female reproductive

The female reproductive system is
made up of the internal and
system include the vagina
external sex organs that function in and uterus — which act as
reproduction of new offspring. In the receptacle for semen —
humans, the female reproductive and the ovaries, which
system is immature at birth and produce the female's ova.
develops to maturity at puberty to
The vagina is attached to the
be able to produce gametes, and to
uterus through the cervix,
carry a foetus to full term.
while the fallopian tubes
connect the uterus to the
ovaries.
The external sex organs are
also known as the genitals Fertilization usually occurs in
and these are the organs of the Fallopian tubes and marks
the vulva including the labia, the beginning of embryogenesis.
The zygote will then divide over
clitoris, and vaginal opening. enough generations of cells to
The vagina is connected to form a blastocyst, which
the uterus at the cervix. implants itself in the wall of the
uterus. This begins the period of
gestation and the embryo will
continue to develop until full-
term. When the foetus has
developed enough to survive
outside the uterus, the cervix
THE FEMALE dilates and contractions of the
REPRODUCTIVE uterus propel the newborn
SYSTEM through the birth canal (the
vagina).
; Francine Altis
: St. Thomas